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Recent Examples of predominately
While about one-third wanted an immediate ceasefire, half wanted to continue fighting until all territories, including the predominately Russian-speaking Donbas region and Crimea, are brought back under Kyiv’s control.
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Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
In Southern post offices, predominately white clientele balked at conducting personal transactions with Black postal employees.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
Sex education classes predominately teach high schoolers how to avoid pregnancy.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Pre-Parasite, only 11 predominately non-English-language films had ever been nominated for best picture.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
In Southern post offices, predominately white clientele balked at conducting personal transactions with Black postal employees.
—Sarah Prager, JSTOR Daily, 12 Mar. 2025
Sex education classes predominately teach high schoolers how to avoid pregnancy.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Pre-Parasite, only 11 predominately non-English-language films had ever been nominated for best picture.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominately
Adverb
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Asian nations also paid tribute, especially in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, where church bells tolled on Monday across the capital of Manila.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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These architects’ developed an initial three-pronged strategy: to retain the essence of the property’s characteristics, to co-generate design ideas with family members and to build new structures predominantly with materials already on site.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Aruba has been on my bucket list for a while, mainly because of its pristine beaches.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
1 May 2025
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That will only earn you small, incremental gains, mainly on the individual level.—
Glenn Mathis,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The study argued, however, that because the data centers would mostly not have been established without the incentive, their overall economic impact was significantly positive.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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Steenstrup then came up with the title, which refers in Norway mostly to offspring of wealthy people.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Administration officials often argue that in both cases, the president is primarily concerned about foreign interference and its impact on national security.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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These initiatives are primarily funded through taxation, which, yes, is high.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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For the past seventy years or so, the university humanities have largely lost sight of this core truth.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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The power of ritual Tan, of Case Western Reserve, said the conclave’s shift from its Eurocentric foundations and focus is largely the handiwork of Francis himself, who appointed 108 of the 135 electors who will elect his successor.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Staff counselors are generally college students or high school seniors, the camp's website says.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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This would usually happen on the Friday before a game, by which time the media throng was generally limited to beat writers who know their X’s and O’s.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Of course, not everyone goes to college chiefly to earn a high income — education can be its own reward, after all.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Computershare said this uplift was thanks chiefly to a 6.6% increase at AstraZeneca.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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That basically would mean giving the extension money to Durant the Heat did not give to Jimmy Butler.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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One of the best ways to put some bucks back into your pocket is to shop at Woot, which is basically a special deals hub run by Amazon.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Predominately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominately. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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