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 In regions where sunlight and wind are less plentiful, natural gas will probably predominate. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2017 See All Example Sentences for predominate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominate
Adjective
  • The predominant narrative among many springs scientists, advocates and government officials is that rising nitrate levels in springs over the past few decades fuels the growth of excess algae.
    Christopher F. Meindl, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Facebook emerged as the predominant tool—particularly in Egypt and Tunisia—helping organizers broadcast calls to march, circulate videos and connect people across the country to turn out and oust their leaders.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Those designing the new main building decided to cut that association, the aim being to make the first-team facilities an area players must aspire to enter.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In addition, Zacapa, the premium main sponsor of spirits at LAFS, will once again present the Visionary of the Year Award during the summit’s closing cocktail ceremony.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Pathways, promises and potential are always the primary motivations.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Five years later Augusta had a stroke, with Ed acting as primary caretaker.
    JR Radcliffe, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The vast majority of those applications were submitted during the state's first priority window, which ran March 3-23.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Like some other customers, Micah Fannin was checking out Dutch Bros for the first time.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Predominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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