predominate

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Recent Examples of predominate Black and Latino visitors predominate, but on Friday afternoons a cohort of Orthodox Jewish children pack in before the Sabbath, emptying shelves of picture books like Yitzi and the Giant Menorah and A Synagogue Just Like Home. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 May 2025 In the mid-twentieth century, however, liberalism began to predominate to such an extent that republicanism, and its concern with the civic consequences of economic choices, largely faded from view. Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 Red, white and jack pines are the predominate evergreens in this forest in Marinette and Oconto counties in northeastern Wisconsin. Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024 Musically, strings predominate, played with simplicity and sensitivity, serving as a perfect canvas to highlight his voice. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for predominate
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Adjective
  • The June 10 vote by the nation’s largest Protestant denomination represents a doubling down on issues of gender and sexuality as the predominant group of evangelical Christians signals the SBC’s hopes of replicating the successful campaign to overturn Roe v. Wade.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 June 2025
  • The predominant toxin associated with FHB infections in the United States is deoxynivalenol (DON), which is also known as vomitoxin because consumption can cause vomiting.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • In the women's division, UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey had a landmark run, holding the Raw Women's Championship and co-headlining the first all-female WrestleMania main event.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • Harper isn’t devoid of faults, with the two main ones being his defensive focus and inconsistent jump-shooting.
    Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Disclosure data shows that more than a dozen lawyers and paralegals with the New York Legal Assistance Group made cash contributions to Mamdani’s campaign ahead of the primary election.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
  • The second floor has the primary suite, which is large and has a private balcony that overlooks the grounds.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • This is not the first time the council has approved increasing ticket prices.
    Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • News of its foray into prediction markets has helped its stock price gain more than 100% in the first half of 2025.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 29 June 2025

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“Predominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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