plurality

noun

Definition of pluralitynext
as in loads

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Recent Examples of plurality One is conventional, covering plurality of views in news media, which here means CNN International and Channel 5 arriving under a single owner. — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 This plurality of approaches reflects an open-minded, open-hearted ethos. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026 Jake’s analysis found that the UK’s intervention may run all summer, with media plurality issues around news plus kids’ channels portfolios in the spotlight. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 July 2026 Steyer, the more progressive Democrat, captured the plurality of votes in several parts of San Diego city. — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for plurality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plurality
  1. loads
  2. majority
  3. profusion
  4. wealth
  5. preponderance
  6. abundance
  7. heap
Noun
  • Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • The majority of the patch’s family-friendly activities are open during the festival, save for its corn maze.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the company excluded the majority of those harms from its public reports, designing its metrics so that many of the worst encounters were never captured.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of majority
Noun
  • After all, the university’s magnetic pull depends on its being embedded in a global metropolis with its profusion of experts, employers, and opportunities.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In this deep perennial border, Jordin layered tough perennials that deliver a profusion of color in the height of summer, including catmint, ‘Millenium’ allium, ‘Cinderella’ milkweed, and clary sage.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2026
Definition of profusion
Noun
  • Institutional investors still seem to see growth opportunities, even if some sovereign wealth funds show signs of potential pullbacks.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Japan’s royal succession depends on a archaic and highly contested law, despite a wealth of women who would be eligible to rule under different circumstances.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of wealth
Noun
  • Training camp has already offered clues, considering Epps has played the preponderance of first-team snaps in nickel.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Across Mesoamerica, archaeologists had unearthed a preponderance of toad artifacts, including detailed depictions of the parotid glands (located at the top of the neck) in which toads produce their defense toxins.
    — Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of preponderance
Noun
  • Maybe that abundance is exactly why experiences like these hit so hard.
    — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That’s the great thing—more, more, more, abundance, the Library of Alexandria at your fingertips, whatever, right?
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of abundance
Noun
  • That’s a heap of drives that come with bad math problems for opponents.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Yes, Zaslav took a finished movie — and a really good one at that — and tossed it into the trash heap, deeming it worthy only of a tax write-off.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of heap

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“Plurality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plurality. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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