as in mostly
for the most part
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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Recent Examples of predominantly
The area surrounding Channel 24 is predominantly residential, with narrow streets and a patchwork of existing parking restrictions, as well as a Sacramento Regional Transit light-rail station.
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Both show models ride out under the Acer Gadget moniker – a subsidiary of the tech multinational that makes and sells accessories like headsets, speakers, USB hubs, wearables, peripherals and so on to predominantly Asian customers.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
Democrats won a special election in Pennsylvania this week in a predominantly Republican district.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2025
Both incumbent leaders faced scrutiny from their councils, yet the media focused predominantly on Dolton, likely because Henyard’s story offered more drama.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Marcus D. Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Both show models ride out under the Acer Gadget moniker – a subsidiary of the tech multinational that makes and sells accessories like headsets, speakers, USB hubs, wearables, peripherals and so on to predominantly Asian customers.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
Democrats won a special election in Pennsylvania this week in a predominantly Republican district.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2025
Both incumbent leaders faced scrutiny from their councils, yet the media focused predominantly on Dolton, likely because Henyard’s story offered more drama.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominantly
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Although exquisitely rendered, their mostly pale, mostly grisaille palette puts these images at a ghostly remove from reality.—
Barry Schwabsky,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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The artifacts, which mostly consist of Egyptian pottery, were found during a recent excavation of the ancient city of Megiddo in northern Israel.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Most of the developers of AI technologies are mainly focused on capabilities and performance, but more data and more compute won’t fix the bias issue.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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Try These Two Easy Ways Flavor Gone are the days when instant was synonymous with weak coffee, bitter and astringent, and mainly made with Robusta beans instead of the preferred arabica.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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While primarily measured in his actions, Cromwell is outwardly exhausted.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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The 5 Best Comforter Sets, According To Our Testing What Is Down? Down refers to the soft, fluffy undercoating found on waterfowl, primarily ducks and geese.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The system is log-jammed here chiefly because there are too many bodies and too few pathologists and toxicologists to handle the load.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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Around 65,000 moved to the U.S., chiefly to the East Coast; also to cities in western Pennsylvania and Ohio.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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For the Celtics, there were 24 points from Brown but only 16 from Tatum, who struggled to 4-of-17 shooting, largely against the defense of Larsson.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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The magic is largely due to the formula’s pH (around 3.5) which keeps the ingredient active and able to effectively decongest the pore.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominantly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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