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Predominant vs. Predominate
Predominant and predominate are synonymous adjectives. Predominant is the older and much more common form. A number of handbooks and commentators hold predominate to be a mistake—a few insisting that the word is only a verb. But they are wrong. As an adjective predominate is somewhat more likely to turn up in technical writing than in general writing. The adverbs predominantly and predominately are a more even match in frequency than their base adjectives are, although predominantly is still significantly more common than predominately.
Examples of predominate in a Sentence
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Even in Chinese fabrication facilities, Western chip design, software, and equipment still predominate.
—Ben Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2020
Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Speaking from my own perspective as an American collector, something like Eurocentrism has long predominated American attitudes toward high-end watchmaking.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Predominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predominate. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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