as in predominant
coming before all others in importance
the predominate color in the painting the predominate reason for the change
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Large-scale review articles of autism neuroimaging studies have reported ratios as high as 15:1; others find male participants predominate 6:1 or 9:1.
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Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2022
The Riverbanks Zoo's study documented that three-fourth of the animals at the zoo exhibited some behavioral response to the 2017 eclipse with the predominate response being to mimic nighttime behaviors.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
Now that the variant is the predominate strain of the coronavirus in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its guidance, recommending everyone -- vaccinated or not -- wear a mask in public indoor places in areas of substantial or high transmission.
—Hannah Drown, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2021
While the heat is expected to be the main story this weekend and next week, dry weather will also be a predominate theme.
—Dallas News, 12 May 2022
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Ingrid Wickelgren, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2022
The Riverbanks Zoo's study documented that three-fourth of the animals at the zoo exhibited some behavioral response to the 2017 eclipse with the predominate response being to mimic nighttime behaviors.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
Now that the variant is the predominate strain of the coronavirus in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its guidance, recommending everyone -- vaccinated or not -- wear a mask in public indoor places in areas of substantial or high transmission.
—Hannah Drown, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2021
While the heat is expected to be the main story this weekend and next week, dry weather will also be a predominate theme.
—Dallas News, 12 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominate
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One search through artificial intelligence chatbots generates an exponential amount of 25 times more electricity than a Google search and will become the predominant energy consumer across several countries in a mere number of years.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Beijing is used to being the predominant external powerbroker with respect to the North and aims first and foremost to maintain balance and stability on the Korean Peninsula.Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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The zinc gradually lost its hold on the cables suspending the telescope’s main platform over the reflector dish.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The measure’s main opponents, the state Republican Party and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, did not appear to raise any money to campaign against the proposition.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Alpha Genesis is responsible for the maintenance, feeding, and veterinary care of monkeys at its primary facility in Yemassee.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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In his request for a restraining order, Chigvintsev claimed that Garcia had been the primary aggressor.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Both defenses are stepping up after these teams combined for 79 points in their first matchup, which is the highest scoring game in the NFL so far this season.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Many families have to wait months to receive the first appointment with a mental health professional through their insurance and then have to wait three to four months again to have the second appointment.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Predominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominate. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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