predominantly

adverb

pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē How to pronounce predominantly (audio)
Definition of predominantlynext
as in mostly
for the most part a predominantly middle-class neighborhood

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Recent Examples of predominantly What readers are saying The comments predominantly express concerns and skepticism about dating bisexual men from a straight woman's perspective. — Razzan Nakhlawi, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 In addition, because participants were predominantly white healthcare professionals, the findings may not be generalizable to broader populations. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Oct. 2026 For example, neutrinos may give researchers their best shot at learning why the universe is predominantly made of matter, rather than equal parts matter and antimatter. — Doug Cowen, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Santa Maria, a predominantly Latino city and agricultural hub, is about 30 minutes south of San Luis Obispo. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for predominantly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominantly
  1. mostly
  2. mainly
  3. primarily
  4. chiefly
  5. largely
  6. principally
Adverb
  • And today the National Weather Service issued dozens of tornado warnings, mostly in Georgia and South Carolina.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Ticket buyers were mostly older males, a demographic that’s been slow to return to theaters since the pandemic.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of mostly
Adverb
  • For now, Heaton’s mainly focused on something different though.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • While Atlanta’s luxury hotels are mainly sequestered to corporate Midtown and Buckhead, Forth’s arrival in Old Fourth Ward brings an exciting luxurious element to the neighborhood.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of mainly
Adverb
  • Asfaw primarily develops cost-friendly skin care products that target young consumer needs.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike conventional chatbots that primarily respond to prompts, autonomous agents can navigate websites, use tools, and carry out sequences of actions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of primarily
Adverb
  • The five original Nobel Prizes were created under the terms of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Nobel’s will and have been awarded since 1901, with only limited interruptions, chiefly during World War I and World War II.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The costs have been driven up chiefly by efforts to modernize pricing.
    — MICHAEL PHILLIS, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of chiefly
Adverb
  • Advertisement France has never seen so many violent incidents in a movement made up largely of high school students.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Violent crime concentrates in poor neighborhoods, and largely because of our history, Black Americans are far more likely than white Americans to live in them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of largely
Adverb
  • The whole city ends up bearing the brunt of astronomical housing prices that, whatever their other causes, are principally downstream from a housing market that quite simply cannot keep up with demand.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Treasury officials said the network operates principally from Mexico and Venezuela and has become an important source of revenue for Tren de Aragua, which the United States designated a foreign terrorist organization last year.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
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