as in mostly
for the most part
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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Recent Examples of predominantly
The valley has a predominantly Hispanic population.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
The overwhelming majority of the students are economically disadvantaged and predominantly Hispanic, TEA data shows.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Authorities have said there was nothing on the bus indicating those inside were predominantly Jewish, which means the motive remains under investigation.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Easter 2025 will be celebrated on Sunday, April 5, for most Christians, predominantly Catholics and Protestants.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
The overwhelming majority of the students are economically disadvantaged and predominantly Hispanic, TEA data shows.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Authorities have said there was nothing on the bus indicating those inside were predominantly Jewish, which means the motive remains under investigation.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Easter 2025 will be celebrated on Sunday, April 5, for most Christians, predominantly Catholics and Protestants.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominantly
Adverb
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Minnesota is also reeling from the ongoing billion-dollar fraud scandal, in which federal prosecutors say nearly 100 suspects, mostly immigrants from Somalia, stole taxpayer money by billing the state for nutrition, housing and behavioral health services that never actually happened.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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For those who go above their hours, Garden City paid out $305,000 in overtime in 2025, mostly for public works and law enforcement employees.—
Scott McIntosh,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ten states have chosen not to expand Medicaid to uninsured, low-income adults — an optional provision of the ACA that is mainly paid for by federal funds.—
Blake Farmer,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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The geocorona consists mainly of hydrogen atoms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Cotton told the Los Angeles Times that filming primarily takes place in the castle's downstairs portion.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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And how has that censorship, primarily in European languages, influenced self-censorship within the Syrian writing in Arabic or otherwise?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The performance is forceful enough for this Bug to operate chiefly as a character study.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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They can be summoned via the third-party app Honk, which chiefly is used by tow truck operators to find stranded customers.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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While the law was popular among parents and child safety campaigners, online privacy advocates and groups representing teenagers largely came out against it.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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In each case, agents shot at drivers or into moving cars – a practice that has largely been discouraged by law enforcement because of risks to public safety.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
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This will require data-sharing from other city agencies, principally NYPD.—
Daniela Gilbert,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Of course, bringing the Robertson story to life through that brilliant and vivid sound and music, but principally through incredibly in-depth character interviews.—
Kathleen Rellihan,
Outside,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominantly. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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