Thesaurus results for PERCENTAGES

percentages

noun

plural of percentage

as in probabilities

a measure of how often an event will occur instead of another since most car thefts are never solved, there will always be greedy people ready to take advantage of this percentage

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Recent Examples of percentages Though Black voters make up tiny percentages of the MAGA right and democratic socialist left nationwide, Black politicians are in the spotlight in these two states. — Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026 This is where bringing out the stats and percentages works in your favor. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Policies can have deductibles, reimbursement percentages, annual limits, waiting periods and exclusions, including restrictions related to pre-existing conditions. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Many firms also overestimate their hardware utilization, often running at single-digit percentages. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Organized crime operations from several cities, including Chicago, New York and Detroit, had established control of casinos up and down the Vegas Strip and devised schemes to skim percentages of the cash under the noses of state regulators. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 For starters, stainless steel is an alloy containing varying percentages of iron, chromium, and carbon, and not all stainless steel is created equal. — Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 The companies have yet to release specific percentages for risk reduction. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Instead of negotiating discounts off hospitals’ inflated list prices, Montana’s health plan started paying percentages of what Medicare paid for all services. — Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

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probabilities

Noun

The highest probabilities for above average temperatures stretch across the entire northern tier.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
No one knows when a sedentary 75-year-old economist will kick the bucket or a derecho wind will blow the roof off a Roseville retirement condo, but there are actuarial records giving probabilities for either happening.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026

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