Synonyms for preponderance
prɪˈpɒn dər ənspre·pon·der·ance

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1. preponderancenoun

   superiority in power or influence

   "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power"

   Synonyms:
   prevalence

2. preponderance, prevalencenoun

   a superiority in numbers or amount

   "a preponderance of evidence against the defendant"

   Synonyms:
   prevalence

3. preponderancenoun

   exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight

   "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale"

   Synonyms:
   prevalence

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1. • Heaviness
   • Number
   • Power

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1. preponderancenoun

   Synonyms:
   outweighing, preponderation

2. preponderancenoun

   Synonyms:
   superiority, ascendency, superior influence

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1. List of paraphrases for "preponderance":

   predominance, balance, paramountcy, dominance, salience, precedence, over-emphasis, reassertion, prevalence

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1. Lawyer Ted Wells:

   'I believe the conclusions have been proven by the preponderance of the evidence standard, i used the words 'more probable than not' because that is what is in the rules, because I thought it was appropriate when people read my report to always make sure that they understood the burden of proof that I was following.

2. Jonathan Eno:

   Quilty Analytics.If SpaceX makes the news a lot. They are the ones launching the preponderance of launch vehicles right now, obviously, we are gearing up for just a different reality.

3. Max Stern:

   Only two persons could have known what happened on that fourth night, the panel chose to believe the woman, by a' preponderance of the evidence.' We believe that it defies logic and common sense that a woman would seek to re-connect and get back into bed with a man who she says forced her to have unwanted sex just hours earlier. And yet the Dean accepted this conclusion and ordered Jack Montague to be expelled. His decision was then upheld by the Provost.

4. Robert Brewer:

   The great preponderance of people who are drinking too much are not candidates for specialized treatment but they can be helped in other ways.

5. Travis Pickering:

   There is a preponderance of them here, and what we think is this is perhaps a specialization site, where they were working hides. And that is indicative of a very cognitively advanced sort of society.