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Recent Examples of predominately
Synthetic braiding hair is predominately marketed to Black women and at the same time, the chemical composition isn’t regulated by the FDA.
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 27 Feb. 2025
Tobacco use among middle and high school students has decreased from 2023 to 2024, predominately due to a decline in e-cigarette use, according to the 2024 Annual National Youth Tobacco Survey.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
His interviews with President-elect Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, reached tens of millions of listeners, predominately young men that the GOP ticket needed to turn out to secure its election wins.
—Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
While about one-third wanted an immediate ceasefire, half wanted to continue fighting until all territories, including the predominately Russian-speaking Donbas region and Crimea, are brought back under Kyiv’s control.
—Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
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India Espy-Jones, Essence, 27 Feb. 2025
Tobacco use among middle and high school students has decreased from 2023 to 2024, predominately due to a decline in e-cigarette use, according to the 2024 Annual National Youth Tobacco Survey.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
His interviews with President-elect Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, reached tens of millions of listeners, predominately young men that the GOP ticket needed to turn out to secure its election wins.
—Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
While about one-third wanted an immediate ceasefire, half wanted to continue fighting until all territories, including the predominately Russian-speaking Donbas region and Crimea, are brought back under Kyiv’s control.
—Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominately
Adverb
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With last summer’s signing Sander Berge acting predominantly as the sole pivot to instigate his side’s build-up, the remaining midfielders push forward to form a triangle on either side of him — typically Emile Smith Rowe on the left and either Sasa Lukic or Andreas Pereira on the right.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the final episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines, the precious agony of being alive is borne out in the death of Gwan-sik (played predominantly by Park Hae-joon in these final episodes), Ae-sun’s beloved husband and Geum-myeong and Eun-myeong’s dad.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Still, sources told TMZ that Kenya felt wronged by Bravo, with the two mainly disagreeing over the gun claim and Kenya’s safety.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
6 Apr. 2025
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Belfort's reaction to the portrayal of himself and his life in The Wolf of Wall Street was mainly positive.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Unfortunately, the question of how much worth is placed on an Israeli life versus a Palestinian one is answered mostly in words, and thus, in too direct (and perhaps too didactic) a fashion, when so much of the movie’s drama could have grounded it emotionally.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Thankfully, the four of us in the band are mostly aligned politically, which is a gift when our individual personalities are often reduced to a single, public entity.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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This primarily involves regular and thorough toothbrushing, flossing, and dental visits.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Villages is primarily represented by Republican Representative Daniel Webster of Florida's 11th Congressional District.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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For the Celtics, there were 24 points from Brown but only 16 from Tatum, who struggled to 4-of-17 shooting, largely against the defense of Larsson.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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The film launched to largely positive notices at Fantastic Fest and Sitges in late 2023 but has been kept on ice until now.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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To be effective, pre-emergent herbicides must be applied before seeds germinate, generally in early spring for summer annuals and perennials, or early fall for winter annuals.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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While there is generally news coverage around the allegations and arrests, there is limited coverage on the outcomes, which are often plea agreements to lesser violent crimes, case dismissals, and confidential settlements.—
Jeffrey O'Brien,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Those recommendations are rooted in research that often gets funded if not conducted by, then synthesized by, good people in the federal government, chiefly the CDC.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Shorter wavelengths, such as blue and violet, scatter away, while longer wavelengths —chiefly red and orange — more easily pass through and illuminate the lunar surface.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Which, is basically everything a President does.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The mask contains a high amount of glacial water and is rich in minerals, and after the three hours were up, any flakes around my nose had basically melted away.—
Maya Gandara,
StyleCaster,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Predominately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominately. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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