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Recent Examples of predominately
Duggal began the fund in 2014 to invest in good ideas from women who’d been ignored by a predominately male venture capital culture.
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Misty L. Heggeness, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
No doubt there are many that will appreciate the fact that Watches and Wonders remains relatively small and still predominately high-end.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
This year’s event, entitled This Is The Table, served over 40 dinner tables full of predominately Black editors, founders, and sponsors.
—Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
Curiously, Perry's fan base is predominately tween, the same demographic that flocked to her shows donning kitty ears 20 years ago.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
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Misty L. Heggeness, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
No doubt there are many that will appreciate the fact that Watches and Wonders remains relatively small and still predominately high-end.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
This year’s event, entitled This Is The Table, served over 40 dinner tables full of predominately Black editors, founders, and sponsors.
—Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
Curiously, Perry's fan base is predominately tween, the same demographic that flocked to her shows donning kitty ears 20 years ago.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominately
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The valley has a predominantly Hispanic population.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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The overwhelming majority of the students are economically disadvantaged and predominantly Hispanic, TEA data shows.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The group, mainly millennials and young Gen Xers, grew up in the internet era and recognize how technology can switch up the status quo.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Western Apache were mainly foragers and hunters, Roos said.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Minnesota is also reeling from the ongoing billion-dollar fraud scandal, in which federal prosecutors say nearly 100 suspects, mostly immigrants from Somalia, stole taxpayer money by billing the state for nutrition, housing and behavioral health services that never actually happened.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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For those who go above their hours, Garden City paid out $305,000 in overtime in 2025, mostly for public works and law enforcement employees.—
Scott McIntosh,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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The commission primarily opens inquiries in response to tips – and bigger investigations can often take years to complete.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Calhoun pointed to 1982, when the penny’s composition became primarily zinc with a touch of copper.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
10 Jan. 2026
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While the company largely stays out of the headlines, Applecart has a leading place in an emerging but discreet cohort of companies and organizations aimed at reaching key figures in industry and government.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Zoey Deutch stars in the film as the actress Jean Seberg opposite a largely French cast, including Guillaume Marbeck as Breathless filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Of course, bringing the Robertson story to life through that brilliant and vivid sound and music, but principally through incredibly in-depth character interviews.—
Kathleen Rellihan,
Outside,
28 Dec. 2025
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Located just 480 light years from Earth, this reflection nebula, known as the Taurus Molecular Cloud, is illuminated principally by the three bright stars in the center of the image.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
18 Dec. 2025
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Carthen arrived on the red carpet on January 11 wearing emerald green Christian Siriano, which showed off every curve, and generally stopped all viewers right in their tracks.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
12 Jan. 2026
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There aren’t many orchestra conductors in Charlotte generally.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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The performance is forceful enough for this Bug to operate chiefly as a character study.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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They can be summoned via the third-party app Honk, which chiefly is used by tow truck operators to find stranded customers.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Predominately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominately. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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