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TOEFL BNC: 5150 COCA: 5942

— predominantly

adverb
TOEFL BNC: 5150 COCA: 5942

predominantly

adverb

pre·​dom·​i·​nant·​ly pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē How to pronounce predominantly (audio)
-ˈdäm-nənt-
: for the most part : mainly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Prices are high and electricity is still predominantly supplied by fossil fuels, including oil and diesel, even though local laws mandate a transition to renewable energy in coming years. Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2022 Participants who worried a good deal about the coronavirus -- predominantly people of color, women and asthma sufferers -- were 1.37 times more likely to develop long Covid, the study found. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 18 Sep. 2022 Black schools in the U.S. are heavily policed, and schools in Philadelphia — where the show’s titular, predominantly Black Abbott Elementary is located — are among the most segregated. Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2022 But behind closed doors, many in the nonfiction community questioned why only a small group of well-known, predominantly white docu filmmakers benefited. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 17 Sep. 2022 Early in the outbreak nationally, MPX cases were predominantly seen in white men, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at the briefing. Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Sanders, who has shattered fundraising records in the race, is heavily favored in the predominantly Republican state of Arkansas. Andrew Demillo, ajc, 16 Sep. 2022 Act Two is set in the same house in the present day, as the now predominantly African-American neighborhood battles to hold its ground in the face of gentrification. cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022 Period pieces featuring predominantly Black characters from the 19th century are typically slave stories, harrowing tales of grief and loss set in the American South. Susan X Jane, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of predominantly was in 1829
TOEFL BNC: 5150 COCA: 5942

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