predominately

adverb

pre·​dom·​i·​nate·​ly pri-ˈdä-mə-nət-lē How to pronounce predominately (audio)

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As founders and leaders, women are opening doors that were once predominately closed. Committee Of 200, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 That egalitarian nature extends to the Warsaw University Library’s collection, which features books predominately in Polish and English. Laura Studarus, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024 In 2023-24, Royal played 24 times for Spurs but made only 13 starts, predominately acting as a deputy to first-choice right-back Pedro Porro and occasionally filling in at left-back. Adam Leventhal, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024 Those challenges, felt predominately in the blue wall states of Wisconsin, Michigan in Pennsylvania after the 2016 election, have now emerged in hundreds of former union and Democratic strongholds across the country, even in places like deep-blue Massachusetts. Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for predominately 

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of predominately was in 1594

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“Predominately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predominately. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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