Meaning & use
preponderant
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Greater in number, force, or importance; predominant over others.
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The preponderant view among economists is that inflation will slow next year.
Military strategists focused on the enemy's preponderant firepower along the border.
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From Latin "praeponderare," meaning "to outweigh," reflecting the word's core sense of tipping the balance.
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