predominately

adverb

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

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Still, advocates insist that HBCUs struggle with funding and their endowments are significantly smaller than predominately White institutions. Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025 Duggal began the fund in 2014 to invest in good ideas from women who’d been ignored by a predominately male venture capital culture. Misty L. Heggeness, Time, 6 Oct. 2025 No doubt there are many that will appreciate the fact that Watches and Wonders remains relatively small and still predominately high-end. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025 This year’s event, entitled This Is The Table, served over 40 dinner tables full of predominately Black editors, founders, and sponsors. Essence, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for predominately

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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 19 Oct. 2025.

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