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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As film and television studios consolidate and cut costs, opportunities are diminishing for organized labor in traditional Hollywood — while the balance of power in entertainment is shifting toward predominantly non-union spaces like YouTube and TikTok.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
In certain cases, they were sent for no evident reason beyond trolling or threatening predominantly Democratic cities.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Podcast hosts and their guests are predominantly male and white, according to new research from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.
—NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
Some of the same details apply to Forest, who reached Europe last season, predominantly on the strength of Nuno’s defensive organisation.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
In certain cases, they were sent for no evident reason beyond trolling or threatening predominantly Democratic cities.
—Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Podcast hosts and their guests are predominantly male and white, according to new research from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.
—NPR, 12 Nov. 2025
Some of the same details apply to Forest, who reached Europe last season, predominantly on the strength of Nuno’s defensive organisation.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 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 22 Nov. 2025.
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