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 The percentages run from 40 to 56, against the 15 to 20 percent that long defined the format. — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Tests also consistently indicated that smartwatches become less accurate for wearers with higher body fat percentages. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026 But for now, expect to see games where the low possession percentages continue. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 On Friday, the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union joined voting rights groups in signing a letter urging the county to reject the proposal, saying the closures would be strongly felt in areas with high percentages of minority voters. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 Pet insurance policies typically have deductibles, reimbursement percentages and annual or lifetime coverage limits to consider. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 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 Many firms also overestimate their hardware utilization, often running at single-digit percentages. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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probabilities

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Markets exist for the supply and demand of commodities today on the basis of forecasts, estimates, and probabilities.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Switch in expectations The sum of his remarks caused a sharp repricing in hike probabilities.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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