as in main
coming before all others in importance
parental involvement has been found to be the predominant factor in a child's success in school
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Recent Examples of predominant
By the next day, anger and fear felt like the predominant emotional states.
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Centuries ago, exhalations of humans and animals, in addition to that derived from natural processes such as decay and forest fires, may have been predominant.
—Beronda L. Montgomery, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
The normal response to the rise of a newly predominant power was for others to balance against it.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
The original style of most sauces is spicy-sweet with molasses, ketchup, and hickory flavors being the predominant notes.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Centuries ago, exhalations of humans and animals, in addition to that derived from natural processes such as decay and forest fires, may have been predominant.
—Beronda L. Montgomery, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
The normal response to the rise of a newly predominant power was for others to balance against it.
—Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
The original style of most sauces is spicy-sweet with molasses, ketchup, and hickory flavors being the predominant notes.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for predominant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominant
Adjective
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The drinks themselves Berghain’s drink selection is certainly not the club’s main point of attraction.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Then his main competitor, Yuma Yagiyama of Japan, had a subpar skate just before Malinin took the ice as the last skater of the night.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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According to the Washington Post, there's currently about $200 million in political bets riding on the two dominant prediction platforms, Kalshi and Polymarket.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Dee Valladares is widely considered the most dominant winner in Survivor’s new era.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Gates Foundation and OpenAI have launched a $50 million program to bring AI capabilities to 1,000 primary health care clinics across Africa.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Amazon-like company has been subjected to a number of investigations, raids, and inspections initiated by the Korea Fair Trade Commission, the country’s primary antitrust regulator, in recent years.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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About Artforum Artforum is the magazine of record for the contemporary art industry and holds the unique roles of institution, nexus, and foremost tastemaker of the art world.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
11 Feb. 2026
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Here are the foremost players who hit that category for the Broncos in 2026, according to OvertheCap.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This offers a big potential advantage.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The blow was particularly devastating because the show has no big investors or grant financing, Smook said.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Predominant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominant. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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