predominates
- present tense form of predominate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Like the earlier cut, “Chicago Boy,” a jazzy atmosphere predominates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
As a result, the Nodal signal predominates there and the AVE population differentiates.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024
In Yoruba culture, which predominates in the south-west of the country, twins are a blessing and their names are predestined.
From BBC ● May 9, 2024
The result is an architecture that’s intended to displace the carbon-heavy cinder-block design that predominates in fast-growing African cities, modern and vernacular at the same time.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2023
M. Legouvé says that when the male of one animal and the female of another are crossed, the type of the female usually predominates in the offspring.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
