predominantly
adverb
pre·dom·i·nant·ly
pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē 
-ˈdäm-nənt-
: for the most part : mainly
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a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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Dozens of swastikas were painted on a children’s playground this week in a predominantly Jewish area of Brooklyn, New York.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
The pair is slated to feature a predominantly red upper with matching red elephant print overlays, a cream tongue, eyestay and midsole and a black heel, liner and outsole.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
More recent on-screen projects have predominantly been animated.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Since 2004, Orange County also has been predominantly nonwhite, but some conservative families, such as Woodward’s, bond over a hateful ideology.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
The pair is slated to feature a predominantly red upper with matching red elephant print overlays, a cream tongue, eyestay and midsole and a black heel, liner and outsole.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
More recent on-screen projects have predominantly been animated.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Since 2004, Orange County also has been predominantly nonwhite, but some conservative families, such as Woodward’s, bond over a hateful ideology.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2026
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 28 Jan. 2026.
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