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Preponderating

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dominantnounRuling; governing; prevailing
predominantnounCommon or widespread; prevalent.
predominateverb(intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
preponderantHaving greater or the greatest weight, quantity, importance or force.
overridingnounSuperior, of supreme importance in the case.
paramountnoun(often postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.

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dominantnounRuling; governing; prevailing
overridingnounSuperior, of supreme importance in the case.
paramountnoun(often postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
predominantnounCommon or widespread; prevalent.
predominateverb(intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
preponderantHaving greater or the greatest weight, quantity, importance or force.
preponderancenounSuperiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.
preponderantlyIn a preponderant manner.
prepotentVery powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.
predominancenounThe condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence, preponderance.
predominatesnounThe act or state of predominating; ascendency; predominance.
predominatingverb(intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
predominatedverb(intransitive) To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
prepossessionnoun(countable) A preconceived opinion, or previous impression; bias, prejudice.
predominately(dated or nonstandard) In a predominate manner; predominantly.
prepotencynoun(biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
prepensenounDevised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived, premeditated.
prevailingverbPrevalent, common, widespread.
prevailinglyMainly, predominantly.
prepossessverbChiefly followed by by or with: to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things.

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