as in predominant
coming before all others in importance
the predominate color in the painting the predominate reason for the change
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Recent Examples of predominate
Maternal mortality remains worst where women of African descent predominate.
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The state also contended race didn’t predominate, saying the new district’s snakelike shape was actually an effort to protect high-profile incumbents, including Speaker Mike Johnson (R) and Rep. Julia Letlow (R), who sits on the powerful House Appropriations Committee.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 27 June 2025
Even though conventional property sales through mortgages predominate, such contracts for deed long were common in selling farmland, small businesses in rural areas and houses.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
In regions where sunlight and wind are less plentiful, natural gas will probably predominate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2017
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
The state also contended race didn’t predominate, saying the new district’s snakelike shape was actually an effort to protect high-profile incumbents, including Speaker Mike Johnson (R) and Rep. Julia Letlow (R), who sits on the powerful House Appropriations Committee.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 27 June 2025
Even though conventional property sales through mortgages predominate, such contracts for deed long were common in selling farmland, small businesses in rural areas and houses.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
In regions where sunlight and wind are less plentiful, natural gas will probably predominate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominate
Adjective
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Centuries ago, exhalations of humans and animals, in addition to that derived from natural processes such as decay and forest fires, may have been predominant.—
Beronda L. Montgomery,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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The normal response to the rise of a newly predominant power was for others to balance against it.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And one of its main ingredients was a hair product – Afro Sheen.—
Sonari Glinton,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Then the Orion capsule will fire up its main thruster and shoot off towards the Moon on its 240,000-mile, four-day journey.—
The Week,
TheWeek,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The primary driver now is its Infrastructure Solutions Group, which encompasses servers, storage, and networking — the vital equipment that fuels data centers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Heavy snow, ice, and extreme cold will be the primary threats from Saturday night into Monday morning.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Cook, appointed by then-President Joe Biden and the first female Black governor to serve on the Board, has denied any wrongdoing.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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Many Nordic investors and founders annually travel to Copenhagen for the first startup event after the summer break.—
Melinda Elmborg,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Predominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominate. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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