as in mostly
for the most part
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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Recent Examples of predominantly
Scientists who conducted the 2015 study examined rates of autism among 3,347 predominantly Jewish and Muslim boys who were ritually circumcised in the hospital or in doctor’s clinics.
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Due to this visual differentiation, TENCEL™ has typically been used predominantly in weft applications, making up the interior weave of a garment.
—Carved, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Malouda, who also predominantly operated on the left flank, contributed just two goals and one assist during his first season in the Premier League.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
In contrast, most top urban mortgage deserts are historically disinvested, predominantly Black cities such as Baltimore, Memphis, and Philadelphia.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Due to this visual differentiation, TENCEL™ has typically been used predominantly in weft applications, making up the interior weave of a garment.
—Carved, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Malouda, who also predominantly operated on the left flank, contributed just two goals and one assist during his first season in the Premier League.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
In contrast, most top urban mortgage deserts are historically disinvested, predominantly Black cities such as Baltimore, Memphis, and Philadelphia.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominantly
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Randy has worked for the firm since 1991, handling mostly personal injury cases, according to the family law firm's website.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Now, the company has launched Wings—a collection of mostly fine jewelry that’s less literal and more abstract.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
15 Oct. 2025
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Among adolescents and young adults, the largest increase in deaths over the past decade or so was among those ages 20 to 39 in high-income North America, mainly due to suicide, drug overdose and high quantities of alcohol, according to the IHME research.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The coins reflect a time of turmoil Archaeologists have confirmed that the coins mainly date to the 12th century.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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As today, the school had about 200 students ranging from preschoolers to eighth graders, drawing students primarily from the neighborhood.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Oracle’s stock has climbed a remarkable 373% over the past three years, driven primarily by the artificial-intelligence boom.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Martin, whose first language is Swedish, is chiefly concerned with melody.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Today’s cinephiles remember Warren Beatty, age 88, chiefly for the suspense of Bonnie & Clyde (1967) but forget his intellectually demanding drama Reds (1981).—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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That money came largely from corporations that have an interest in how California crafts regulations and legislation.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Life expectancy there has a dramatic gap of about 23 years between residents in one of the lowest-income neighborhoods, Roxbury, which has a high proportion of Black residents, and the largely White neighborhood of Back Bay, just over 2 miles away.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 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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The plan envisions a reconstructed strip supported principally by regional players that could stabilize the region and provide in the short term humanitarian relief and in the long term economic opportunities to Gazans.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominantly. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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