predominantly
adverb
pre·dom·i·nant·ly
pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē 
-ˈdäm-nənt-
: for the most part : mainly
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Examples of predominantly in a Sentence
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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In places like Freiburg, where a group of predominantly Syrian immigrants participated in a gang rape that became a major news story, the influx fuelled security fears and anti-immigrant sentiment.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The lawsuits have been filed predominantly in heavily Black neighborhoods, which property owners see as part of a mission to gentrify and redevelop their neighborhoods by pushing them out.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
The former Gamecock standout wasn’t initially too high on Chambers’ predominantly orange color scheme.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Jan. 2025
He was born in Stuttgart and raised predominantly in England, but left Chelsea at age 16 and helped Bayern’s reserves, Bayern Munich II, win the German third tier in the 2019-20 season.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The lawsuits have been filed predominantly in heavily Black neighborhoods, which property owners see as part of a mission to gentrify and redevelop their neighborhoods by pushing them out.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
The former Gamecock standout wasn’t initially too high on Chambers’ predominantly orange color scheme.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Jan. 2025
He was born in Stuttgart and raised predominantly in England, but left Chelsea at age 16 and helped Bayern’s reserves, Bayern Munich II, win the German third tier in the 2019-20 season.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predominantly. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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