as in mostly
for the most part
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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Recent Examples of predominantly
The High Court overturned Ofcom’s decision, concluding that Mogg’s State Of The Nation show was predominantly current affairs, meaning the rule prohibiting politicians from presenting news did not apply.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
This is predominantly due to the metal base.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
The front exterior evokes iconic Brutalist architecture, but the interior is sleek, modern and elegant — a design that stands out in a community of predominantly Mediterranean-style homes.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The Bangladeshi ‘Gen Z revolution’ involved weeks of intense protests, predominantly led by students, and resulted in the ousting of the nation’s long-serving leader Sheikh Hasina.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
This is predominantly due to the metal base.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
The front exterior evokes iconic Brutalist architecture, but the interior is sleek, modern and elegant — a design that stands out in a community of predominantly Mediterranean-style homes.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025
The Bangladeshi ‘Gen Z revolution’ involved weeks of intense protests, predominantly led by students, and resulted in the ousting of the nation’s long-serving leader Sheikh Hasina.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominantly
Adverb
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Her clients also tend to be young, mostly Gen Z and millennials.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rescuers in the Philippines were still searching for more than 100 people missing, mostly in widespread flooding in central provinces.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Injuries are mainly due to frequent jumping, cutting and landing.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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On Thursday evening, the local government of Rio Cauto municipality reassured residents that the dam was not going to collapse or suddenly overflow and that the flooding was mainly due to the rain from Melissa.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Ancelotti and Zidane certainly had their own tactical ideas, but were also pragmatic and based game plans primarily on the characteristics (strengths and weaknesses) of the squad made available to them.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The China Room houses the collection of official state china, glassware, and silverware used by presidents, and is primarily used by the first lady for smaller receptions.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Navan’s competitors, chiefly SAP Concur, have been listed for years.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Trump has continued to insist that the DOJ under the Biden administration was used to go after political enemies—chiefly, Trump himself.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Today, the fourth and fifth generations are largely leading the philanthropic drive, but the family’s vision and values were evident throughout the 20th century.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Reddit community largely agreed with her.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This crowd-pleaser doesn’t principally tell Jarrett’s story, though, but that of the promoter, Vera Brandes, who began booking musicians as a teenager and was not yet 20 at the time of Jarrett’s triumph.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Our commerce writer Julia Harrison writes that her Moccamaster One Cup is a delight, principally because of its simplicity as a drip coffee maker—free of extraneous frothers or digital interfaces or timers.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominantly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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