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Example sentences from the Web for primaries They excite people, and primaries tend to be dominated by voters who are the most excited.
The Devil in Mike Huckabee | Dean Obeidallah| January 6, 2015| DAILY BEAST
And that debate during the 1992 primaries worked out pretty well for the nominee.
Want President Hillary? Then Primary Her | Jeff Greenfield| November 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Nine incumbents lost in the general election, while three lost in their primaries .
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: November 2 | PunditFact.com| November 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But the video game tradition dates back at least to the 2004 Democratic primaries .
The GOP's Weird Anti-Dem Video Game, Starring a Frat-Boy Elephant | Asawin Suebsaeng| August 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Both of the statewide candidates that he backed in his home state won their primaries handily.
Martin O’Malley Looks Stronger For 2016 | Ben Jacobs| June 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Seven o'clock, and the girls were leaving the primaries in twos and threes, tired but excitedly discussing the situation.
How To Write Special Feature Articles | Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
Primaries eleven; fifth secondary wanting; after shaft to contour feathers present.
British Birds in their Haunts | Rev. C. A. Johns
The fact leads me to suspect that I am wrong, after all in this matter of the primaries .
Jokes For All Occasions | Anonymous
Each of these is composed of, or can be resolved into, two primaries .
Field's Chromatography | George Field
On the under side the wings are bright pale yellow, with the inner margin of the primaries clouded with brown.
The Butterfly Book | William Jacob Holland
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Words related to primaries selection, appointment, decision, primary, referendum, poll, ballot, supremacy, lead, preeminence, rank, priority, superiority, preference, seniority, antecedence, precedency, precession, preexistence, earliness
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State elections of delegates to the nominating convention that chooses a major party's presidential candidate. In some states, delegates are elected by popular vote; in other states, party caucuses or miniconventions choose delegates.
notes for primaries Primaries occur at different times during the presidential election year, a situation that drags out the process by which parties nominate candidates but allows wide public exposure to candidates and issues.
Words nearby primaries primal, primal scene, primal scream, primal therapy, primaquine, primaries , primarily, primary, primary accent, primary adhesion, primary adrenocortical insufficiency
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