as in mostly
for the most part
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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Recent Examples of predominantly
The architecture is predominantly grand Victorian villas in candy-box lilacs and creams, their aged wooden panels faintly reminiscent of a Norwegian coastal town.
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Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
It will be used to invalidate our state laws and perpetuate a system of animal cruelty that predominantly serves the interests of factory farms.
—John Cleveland, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The vast majority originates from Southeast Asia, where some 300,000 people from over 65 countries have been trafficked into fortified compounds predominantly in Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
It will be used to invalidate our state laws and perpetuate a system of animal cruelty that predominantly serves the interests of factory farms.
—John Cleveland, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
The vast majority originates from Southeast Asia, where some 300,000 people from over 65 countries have been trafficked into fortified compounds predominantly in Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominantly
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About 65% of Afghans asking for asylum receive protection in Europe, according to the EU Agency for Asylum, which indicates their applications are mostly successful elsewhere in the bloc.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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When Dvorak signed in Philadelphia, he was thought of as mostly center depth on a one-year deal.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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CesiumAstro has received about $49 million in government contracts, mainly related to space communications payloads.—
Brandon Lingle,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
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That’s a net decline of 16,000 per month on payroll, mainly affecting less experienced workers.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The deduction primarily goes to wealthier Americans who own homes with big mortgage payments.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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Unlike current treatments that primarily manage symptoms by replacing dopamine, the experimental therapy aims to modify the disease itself, a shift experts describe as potentially transformative.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Weicker, an opponent of casino gambling, argued that gaming centers would greatly increase demand for social programs, public safety, affordable housing and other services provided chiefly by municipalities, which should therefore get most of the state’s share of gaming revenues.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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The purpose of the TAC meetings will be to work through various ideas for rule tweaks that are chiefly related to the deployment of engine electrical energy and how the battery is recharged, especially over a single lap in qualifying.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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But the first half was largely a grind for Tatum, who shot just 2-of-11 from the field, including 0-of-5 on 3-pointers.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Until the loss, Fidesz had largely been regarded as a party of the urban middle class.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The biggest beneficiaries of Gulf defense spending in recent years have been Western allies, principally the US.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Both are principally manufactured by TSMC.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominantly. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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