as in mostly
for the most part
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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Recent Examples of predominantly
In addition to being predominantly white, shoes with pimples around the outside of the toes are not permitted.
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Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Mayo was predominantly a stage actor until Norman Lear saw him at the New Lafayette Theater in New York City and offered him the role of Grady.
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Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
At the beginning, Funda Nenja was predominantly an animal welfare organization.
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Patricia Huon,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
The 2026 Halloween scents are predominantly fruity, sweet, and floral, with a sprinkle of warmth and wood.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2026
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Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Mayo was predominantly a stage actor until Norman Lear saw him at the New Lafayette Theater in New York City and offered him the role of Grady.
—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
At the beginning, Funda Nenja was predominantly an animal welfare organization.
—
Patricia Huon,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 June 2026
The 2026 Halloween scents are predominantly fruity, sweet, and floral, with a sprinkle of warmth and wood.
—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for predominantly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominantly
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Plagued by criticism and scandal, it was eventually dissolved by Congress and replaced by a new commission that decided to mostly fund community celebrations.
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The jurors mostly determine the truth except when there is no truth, as with the nonexistent hot-dog contest or gift competition.
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The maintenance cycle appears to be driven mainly by univoltine Aedes species, mosquitoes that produce a single brood per year.
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Ernest Shackleton, an Irish explorer, is remembered mainly for the 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
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Fundstrat said the higher target was driven primarily by improving earnings expectations rather than richer valuations.
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Where to watch the Special Olympics The Special Olympics are taking place in Minnesota, primarily in and around the Twin Cities, through June 26.
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Advertisement Sea Rangers restore seagrass chiefly in the Dutch Eastern Scheldt and French Étang de Berre.
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Larson has clashed chiefly with Bronin — rather than his other two opponents — during the campaign.
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Catholicism was largely presented as favorable; Jehovah’s Witnesses, not so much.
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Austria had one good look — a header that just missed — but largely been kept at bay.
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Oppenheimer’s note was principally focused, fitting for a global strategist, on how equity returns will be reshaped in a new regime.
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The laser targeted one of three ground stations, principally NASA's White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Table Mountain Facility in California, with a third, experimental ground station at the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory.
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominantly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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