preponderant
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adjective
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Etymology
Origin of preponderant
1650–60; < Latin praeponderant- (stem of praeponderāns ), present participle of praeponderāre to outweigh. See pre-, ponder, -ant
Example Sentences
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He concluded: “It has not been demonstrated that the Wilson tablet is a fraud, but the preponderant evidence points in that direction.”
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2023
The balance of the estate went to charities that had as their goal controlling the growth of population that he saw as the preponderant threat to the world.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 8, 2020
In Britain, England was always the preponderant partner.
From Economist • Jul. 12, 2018
We may not be able to chose the way we are born but a lifetime of individual personal experience should be the preponderant weighing factor in making the decision of how we are to die.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2015
It seems fairly clear that if self-destruction is not the overwhelmingly preponderant fate of galactic civilizations, then the sky is softly humming with messages from the stars.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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