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Recent Examples of predominately
While the narrative for the 2025 season was predominately positive for MLB, storm clouds are gathering.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 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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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Nov. 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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Francis was well-known for his role as president of Xavier University in New Orleans, the nation’s only predominantly Black Catholic university.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Galaxy went into the offseason with a plan that centered predominantly on MLS acquisitions and shoring up a leaky backline that allowed 66 goals.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The neighborhood/area Though hidden along a mainly residential street south of downtown, the property is close to plenty of newer bars and restaurants that have popped up in recent years in burgeoning South Palm Springs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Showers and snow showers are forecast mainly for the Coast Range and Shasta County mountains tonight through Saturday with dry conditions elsewhere.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated February 20,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Home to 710 stores and vendors, mostly Somali retailers serving Somali patrons, the mall was plastered with anti-ICE posters due to daily raids, according to Sabri.—
Yahya Salem,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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What has happened is that purely social get-togethers over meals now mostly take place in restaurants, and the procedures of expensive restaurants have come to be considered correct formal practices.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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They were primarily created for the domestic Korean market.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The performance, primarily in Spanish, was a celebration a celebration of Puerto Rican and Latin American culture.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Freeman’s contract is already more than halfway complete, with time passing quickly and his production on the field largely remaining the same.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Oil’s bullish run in recent days is largely a reaction to worries Iran will restrict that supply.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The most common type of gallstone consists principally of cholesterol.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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With billions in annual revenue at stake, the leaders of multinational corporations generally stood still.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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During such events, the public is generally allowed to visit the Capitol and pay their respects.—
MATT BROWN,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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There are a few commonalities between the two, chiefly the abundance of alcohol consumption, the significance of costuming and the presence of king cake.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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This list is intended chiefly to get the gears of your own moviegoing memories turning.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Predominately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominately. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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