as in mostly
for the most part
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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Recent Examples of predominantly
The only adult charged with the 2020 murder of rising rapper Pop Smoke accepted a plea deal from prosecutors Wednesday, capping a nearly five-year prosecution of predominantly juvenile defendants in the deadly home-invasion robbery that shocked the hip-hop industry.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
Aside from McCartney, a cast of predominantly American actors take over the main parts on Broadway.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025
While the majority-white North and Northwest sides have no limit on accessory dwelling unit permits, development of the units is capped on the predominantly Black, low-income West, South and Southwest sides to only two permits per block per year.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
People with predominantly blue auras are usually sensitive, loyal, and known for their strong communication skills.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
Aside from McCartney, a cast of predominantly American actors take over the main parts on Broadway.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025
While the majority-white North and Northwest sides have no limit on accessory dwelling unit permits, development of the units is capped on the predominantly Black, low-income West, South and Southwest sides to only two permits per block per year.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
People with predominantly blue auras are usually sensitive, loyal, and known for their strong communication skills.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominantly
Adverb
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One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Heavily wooded areas are accustomed to more frequent fires, which mostly burned at low intensity, clearing the debris and vegetation on the forest floor without killing the larger trees.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The Carnaval celebration mainly takes place at Universal Studios Florida, though there are a few places to enjoy some Louisiana flavor at CityWalk too (hello, Cursed Coconut Club).—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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It’s mainly established that Kate and Jaclyn lead happy and fulfilling lives — on the surface anyway — while Laurie is struggling in some as-yet-unspecified way.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The company has billions in government contracts, primarily with NASA and the Pentagon.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
18 Feb. 2025
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The 15th and 25th anniversary shows were primarily made up of cast members introducing archival clips.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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It is specifically engineered to monitor solar activity, and chiefly keeps an eye on the sun's corona — the outermost layer of its atmosphere — to help scientists forecast space weather that could affect Earth.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Grier is chiefly responsible for bringing in draftees and free agents to help the team go far, but that has not been the case.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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All of these factors can worsen dryness too, but the point is that dehydration really isn’t chronic—it’s largely influenced by external stuff.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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While some studies suggest eating chocolate benefits heart health, the research is largely inconclusive.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominantly. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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