as in predominant
coming before all others in importance
the predominate color in the painting the predominate reason for the change
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Recent Examples of predominate
Even though conventional property sales through mortgages predominate, such contracts for deed long were common in selling farmland, small businesses in rural areas and houses.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
Warm tones in the primary bedroom of this coastal home are a counterpoint to the cool whites that predominate.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
Black and Latino visitors predominate, but on Friday afternoons a cohort of Orthodox Jewish children pack in before the Sabbath, emptying shelves of picture books like Yitzi and the Giant Menorah and A Synagogue Just Like Home.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 May 2025
In regions where sunlight and wind are less plentiful, natural gas will probably predominate.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2017
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Still, the predominant image of Levi Strauss heir Lurie is that of an earnest problem solver blending private sector agility with an ability to experiment with public policy.—
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The predominant symptoms experienced by the ill passengers and crew members were vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.—
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And one of its main ingredients was a hair product – Afro Sheen.—
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Then the Orion capsule will fire up its main thruster and shoot off towards the Moon on its 240,000-mile, four-day journey.—
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This discount shall apply only to the primary residence of the user and shall not apply to separate irrigation meters.—
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Last season’s Most Improved Player was the primary defender on Dončić, who was held to 22 points on 7-of-17 shooting from the field in 27 minutes.—
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His first action of the night came after about three minutes into the game, not long after going over to the exercise bike parked just outside the tunnel leading to their locker room, jumping on it while being advised by a member of the Hornets’ performance staff.—
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Pratt launched his mayoral run on the first anniversary of the Los Angeles fires, which destroyed his and his wife Heidi Montag’s home.—
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“Predominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominate. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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