predominate
verb (used without object)
to be the stronger or leading element or force.
predominately
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a word derived from
predominate.
Example Sentences
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The stories are set predominately in a middle America of big skies and lonely highways—terrain Thompson calls “the concrete pasture.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
And although predominately a centre-back, Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa played at right-back in the comfortable win over Wales in October and is an option there too.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Also, while most BDCs target middle-market lending, the Apollo Debt Solutions BDC predominately focuses on larger deals, according to the asset manager’s website.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 21, 2026
Italy's fashion suppliers are predominately small- and medium-sized companies, tens of thousands of whom have shuttered in recent years, according to industry associations, amid a luxury downturn and higher production costs.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
I took my students to see Schindler’s List in Newport Beach, at a predominately white, upper-class theater.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
