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Definitions for predominantly
pre·dom·i·nant·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
predominantly, preponderantlyadverb
much greater in number or influence
"the patients are predominantly indigenous"
Wiktionary
predominantlyadverb
In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
The membership is predominantly elderly, 90% are over age 60.
ChatGPT
predominantly
Predominantly generally refers to a condition or situation where something is the strongest, most influential, frequent or common among other elements. It suggests that a certain aspect, character, or entity is the most noticeable or powerful in a particular context. Essentially, it means mainly, mostly, or chiefly.
Webster Dictionary
Predominantlyadverb
in a predominant manner
British National Corpus
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'predominantly' in Adverbs Frequency: #385
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of predominantly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of predominantly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of predominantly in a Sentence
I've been trying to prove Nikole Hannah-Jones in predominantly white historically white institutions my entire life, i don't have anything else to prove.
The lower premiums will expand homeownership opportunities by lowering mortgage payments for qualified FHA borrowers, providing critical relief from the steep rise in mortgage rates and home prices just in time for the spring buying season, this will especially help minority homebuyers and low-and moderate-income households who are predominantly served by FHA loans.
I don't see any way in which this actually addresses any inequities to the extent that there are any inequities, you know, this just seems like grandstanding on behalf of the principal and the staff who are predominantly White.
If some disproportionately White communities weren't annexed, Black political power would in time overwhelm White political power, hartsfield had developed a kind of coalition between Bill White and Black political power. Bill White basically said,' If you don't have this( coalition), you'll have an increasingly Black city or, in the short run, an increasingly racist, predominantly White government. And we need to maintain a White majority.'.
Both the types of drugs have changed – from predominantly organic to predominantly synthetics – but the way drugs are bought and sold have also changed.
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