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Recent Examples on the Web The state and private plaintiffs contend the map was not predominantly motivated by race and instead a desire to protect certain incumbents. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024 Single and predominantly involved with his job, Naveen feels his parents value him less than the married but still childless Arundhati. Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024 Jose faces disparities as a woman in a predominantly male industry. Celeste Polanco, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024 Pizarro also had to overcome the hurdle of being a woman and a minority—Latina—in a predominantly male industry. Geri Stengel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for predominantly 
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Adverb
  • Trump has promised to deport 11 million people, mostly to Latin America — though experts are dubious that such a feat is even feasible.
    New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • This event was notable for its location in a mostly Democratic state and attracted thousands of supporters despite temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
Adverb
  • The big picture: The Harris campaign hasn't spent a lot of time in Illinois, mainly relying on surrogate Gov. JB Pritzker to drum up support among Democrats, including a $5 million donation to the Vice President's campaign, the New York Times reported.
    Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This crazy star seems to communicate with a smaller, five-pointed star to its upper right that is mainly light blue, though its loose weave of horizontal and vertical marks also contains other colors.
    Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Adverb
  • They were primarily descended from a group of eastern Mediterranean immigrants.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • With the election playing out in the battleground states, Trump and Harris visited California primarily for private fundraising events with wealthy donors.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Adverb
  • Such activity is typical during election seasons, chiefly in competitive purple states across the Rust Belt and Sun Belt.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • In the days following the murder, all of Lennon’s possessions were meticulously cataloged in a thousand-page inventory and placed in storage, chiefly in the warren of apartments that Ono retained at the Dakota.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Adverb
  • All four podcasts draw a largely young, male audience—a demographic that Trump is leaning into in order to gain support.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • She is expected to largely follow Biden’s foreign relations path with a few tweaks of her own.
    BYPrarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 3 Nov. 2024

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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominantly. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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