predominantly
Britishadverb
Explanation
When the weather forecast says the day will be predominantly sunny, that means it will be mostly sunny. Like the word dominate, predominantly comes from the Latin dominari meaning "to rule, dominate, govern." Use predominantly to describe the general, ruling quality of something, the same way you'd use the phrase "for the most part." An actor who is predominantly in films, appears mostly in movies, but might sometimes do live theater or TV. A neighborhood that is predominantly Indian has mostly Indian people living there, but maybe other groups too, in smaller numbers.
Vocabulary lists containing predominantly
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Example Sentences
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Despite those limitations, researchers say the increase in cases involving predominantly young people is particularly concerning because younger generations tend to have greater digital literacy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
These can be used to produce ethane, propane and butane, and means the gas offers higher margins which is predominantly used for exports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Excluding $12.68 billion in investment gains, which were predominantly from its investments in stocks, operating earnings increased 16.3% to $12.98 billion, also above expectations of about $10.58 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Raised in Westwood, a predominantly Black neighborhood in southwest Memphis, Pearson said that when the electoral map was redrawn, he went from representing a district covering "1.5 counties to 15 counties."
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Even their colonization of North New Guinea’s coastal fringe was more linguistic than genetic: all northern coastal peoples remained predominantly New Guineans in their genes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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