as in mostly
for the most part
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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Recent Examples of predominantly
While her fan base was predominantly women, her powerful performances also drew men to her concerts.
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Berenice Bautista, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Opioids, predominantly fentanyl, have killed more than half a million Americans since 2012.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
The licensing deal is for the six-part series that follows Bria McFarlane, played by Malaika Hennie-Hamadi, as a 25-year-old black woman navigating adulthood in a predominantly white world.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
His triggers are people (predominantly men), dogs and large objects.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Berenice Bautista, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Opioids, predominantly fentanyl, have killed more than half a million Americans since 2012.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
The licensing deal is for the six-part series that follows Bria McFarlane, played by Malaika Hennie-Hamadi, as a 25-year-old black woman navigating adulthood in a predominantly white world.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
His triggers are people (predominantly men), dogs and large objects.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominantly
Adverb
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For an awards ceremony mostly honoring the usual suspects of the season (with welcome surprises — Martin Short!—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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Conditions are expected to be mostly cloudy with a high of 59.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Social practice art in Latin America existed mainly through the efforts of small, noncommercial, artist-run initiatives within the fractious context of political agitation and protest.—
Fabiola Iza,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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Since then, the company has closed 700 stores, mainly on the West Coast, and is selling off its Worldpac division as part of a three-year plan to return to growth.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The case was written up in the Mexican media with indignation (primarily highlighting the work’s political incorrectness), and countless local outlets derided Gallardo with xenophobic condescension.—
Fabiola Iza,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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The book is written primarily for young people, but of course adults will read it.—
John Blake,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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However, spending has outpaced the constitutional spending cap, particularly as mandatory costs — chiefly Medicaid — have skyrocketed past earlier projections.—
Nick Coltrain,
The Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2025
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Yet details of the other cost-cutting measures in the club’s ‘transformation plan’ had already slipped out, chiefly the changes to the club’s provision of food for employees.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The core of the show – largely shot in ravishing Sicilian locations – revolves around patriarch Don Fabrizio, who is faced with a difficult choice.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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As in Illinois, the Ohio institution’s collections largely originate from centuries-old burial mounds in a state where tribal nations were forcibly removed.—
Mary Hudetz,
ProPublica,
25 Feb. 2025
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