predominantly

adverb

pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē How to pronounce predominantly (audio)
Definition of predominantlynext
as in mostly
for the most part a predominantly middle-class neighborhood

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Recent Examples of predominantly Brenton Garen, founder and CEO of The Garen Group, has observed these issues while developing campaigns for predominantly small medical practices. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 But the fuse was already burning thanks to preexisting tensions involving not just the predominantly white police force but also tensions between Black and Korean people. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026 The ridge remains dominant through at least the middle of next week, keeping North Texas predominantly hot and dry. — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 New Forest head coach Oliver Glasner favours a back three and wing-backs – the same system predominantly used by Celta last season. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for predominantly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominantly
  1. mostly
  2. mainly
  3. primarily
  4. chiefly
  5. largely
  6. principally
Adverb
  • Details of the contract have been mostly kept secret, as both companies said the agreement contained confidential business information.
    — Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Decades later, buses helped desegregate schools, hauling Black and white children across the country’s racial divide, a controversial practice that has mostly ended.
    — Jeff McMurray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of mostly
Adverb
  • Done with a cheek swab, blood draw or saliva sample, this testing mainly looks at liver enzymes that affect how the body metabolizes medicines.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • It’s mainly centered on Billie, who is worried about an old Facebook post standing in the way of finding a job.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of mainly
Adverb
  • Summary The Toronto Blue Jays are struggling to meet high expectations this season, primarily due to the unexpected offensive slump of star Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Diamondback Energy Mehta is also bullish on Diamondback Energy, an independent oil and natural gas company focused on energy reserves that are primarily in the Permian Basin in West Texas.
    — TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of primarily
Adverb
  • Many of the dozens missing in its environs were foreign nationals, chiefly Indian or Indian-origin pilgrims who were returning from, or preparing to make, the journey further into Tibet to Mount Kailash, a holy site for Hindus and Buddhists.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Today, other drugs are more often deployed, chiefly benzodiazepines or the benzodiazepine Clonazepam, which also render a person zombie-like and more reliably submissive.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chiefly
Adverb
  • In the beginning, the team largely focused on fatal drunk-driving cases, Cherney said.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, Texas is moving away from a system that based special education funding largely on where and how students received services.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of largely
Adverb
  • This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI and LLMs such as ChatGPT, GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and others.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Massachusetts should examine whether programs operating under the banner of victim services remain principally accountable to victims.
    — Laurie Myers, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominantly. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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