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Nail salons are a multi-million dollar business in the US, staffed predominately by Asian and Latino immigrants — a fact that isn’t lost on nail techs.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
The sissy occupied a place between masculinity and femininity and almost always existed in service of the surrounding straight characters as well as the predominately hetero audience, for whom the sissy was a reliable source of humor.
—Rich Juzwiak, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
The endorsement was predominately displayed on backdrop of Wambsganss’ remarks.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
While the narrative for the 2025 season was predominately positive for MLB, storm clouds are gathering.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
The sissy occupied a place between masculinity and femininity and almost always existed in service of the surrounding straight characters as well as the predominately hetero audience, for whom the sissy was a reliable source of humor.
—Rich Juzwiak, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
The endorsement was predominately displayed on backdrop of Wambsganss’ remarks.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
While the narrative for the 2025 season was predominately positive for MLB, storm clouds are gathering.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominately
Adverb
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In the south, most villages are predominantly Shias.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Injustice Watch reported last year that the majority of the foreclosures since 2019 occurred in predominantly Black communities.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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CesiumAstro has received about $49 million in government contracts, mainly related to space communications payloads.—
Brandon Lingle,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
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That’s a net decline of 16,000 per month on payroll, mainly affecting less experienced workers.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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About 65% of Afghans asking for asylum receive protection in Europe, according to the EU Agency for Asylum, which indicates their applications are mostly successful elsewhere in the bloc.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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When Dvorak signed in Philadelphia, he was thought of as mostly center depth on a one-year deal.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The initiative appeals primarily to Texas’ arch-conservative Republican base and boosts Speaker Burrows’ standing with that constituency, suggesting the primary motivation is political positioning rather than substantive policy development.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Blue Diamond still plans to sell a large portion of the property, primarily on the south side of the campus, while retaining the processing and storage facilities for in-shell almonds on the north side.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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But the first half was largely a grind for Tatum, who shot just 2-of-11 from the field, including 0-of-5 on 3-pointers.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Until the loss, Fidesz had largely been regarded as a party of the urban middle class.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The story is principally set early in 1965, on the stark desert island of Qeshm, in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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But the job of mayor of a big city like Chicago is principally a management task.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Plus, targets in countries where people generally make lower incomes may be less likely to turn down job offers.—
Jessica Klein,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2026
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The gardens are open April through mid-October and generally reach their peak in mid- to late July.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Weicker, an opponent of casino gambling, argued that gaming centers would greatly increase demand for social programs, public safety, affordable housing and other services provided chiefly by municipalities, which should therefore get most of the state’s share of gaming revenues.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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The purpose of the TAC meetings will be to work through various ideas for rule tweaks that are chiefly related to the deployment of engine electrical energy and how the battery is recharged, especially over a single lap in qualifying.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Predominately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominately. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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