predominantly
adverb
pre·dom·i·nant·ly
pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē 
-ˈdäm-nənt-
: for the most part : mainly
Examples of predominantly in a Sentence
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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Also included are funds for predominantly Black institutions and Native American-serving institutions, which are colleges that educate a large share of Black or Native students, but are not designated by the government as historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs) or tribal colleges.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Charitable care systems began when hospitals were led by nuns who predominantly cared for the sick and poor.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
And sure enough, Hurricane Erin formed and then exploded into a Category 5 storm, albeit one that predominantly stayed over the ocean.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Privacy advocates also warned that widespread surveillance—especially in a predominantly Black city—could enable racial profiling.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Charitable care systems began when hospitals were led by nuns who predominantly cared for the sick and poor.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
And sure enough, Hurricane Erin formed and then exploded into a Category 5 storm, albeit one that predominantly stayed over the ocean.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025
Privacy advocates also warned that widespread surveillance—especially in a predominantly Black city—could enable racial profiling.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for predominantly
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predominantly. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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