as in mostly
for the most part
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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Recent Examples of predominantly
Until Black Panther’s record breaking $235 million opening, conventional industry wisdom held that films with predominantly Black casts typically underperform financially overseas.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Asian nations also paid tribute, especially in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, where church bells tolled on Monday across the capital of Manila.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
These architects’ developed an initial three-pronged strategy: to retain the essence of the property’s characteristics, to co-generate design ideas with family members and to build new structures predominantly with materials already on site.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The tax credits are off-limits to public school students, while the grants went predominantly to this group.
—Audrey Dutton, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2025
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Asian nations also paid tribute, especially in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, where church bells tolled on Monday across the capital of Manila.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
These architects’ developed an initial three-pronged strategy: to retain the essence of the property’s characteristics, to co-generate design ideas with family members and to build new structures predominantly with materials already on site.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The tax credits are off-limits to public school students, while the grants went predominantly to this group.
—Audrey Dutton, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominantly
Adverb
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Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures’ A Minecraft Movie, the biggest blockbuster of 2025, so far, was mostly shot in New Zealand, with some production in Canada.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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Not too long ago, the Met Gala was mostly contained to the first Monday in May.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
4 May 2025
Adverb
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Aruba has been on my bucket list for a while, mainly because of its pristine beaches.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
1 May 2025
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As has been well documented, the England international has had several spells out in recent seasons due to injury, mainly to the hamstrings in both legs.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Wilson played primarily in nickel packages last year, where his coverage ability shined, but his playing time should increase in Year 2 in other packages.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Abigail Glasgow is a freelance reporter primarily covering the intersection of the criminal legal system with art/design.—
Abigail Glasgow,
Architectural Digest,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Computershare said this uplift was thanks chiefly to a 6.6% increase at AstraZeneca.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Of course, not everyone goes to college chiefly to earn a high income — education can be its own reward, after all.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The Trump administration first designated the Houthi rebels as a terrorist organization in 2021, but the designation was revoked by Democratic President Joe Biden, largely to assist with Yemen's humanitarian crisis, often described as one of the worst in the world.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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For the past seventy years or so, the university humanities have largely lost sight of this core truth.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominantly. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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