predominately

adverb
pre·​dom·​i·​nate·​ly | \ pri-ˈdä-mə-nət-lē How to pronounce predominately (audio) \

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Rosen’s only time working predominately with the first-team offense came during joint practices and Miami’s second preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week. Safid Deen, sun-sentinel.com, "Josh Rosen needs no further motivation despite Brian Flores’ view that sometimes ‘the younger guy is not ready’," 20 Aug. 2019 Other Founding Fathers, notably Thomas Jefferson, aspired to maintain a predominately agricultural economy as the only basis for promoting the twin republican virtues of self-sufficiency and community-mindedness. Win Mccormack, The New Republic, "The Green New Deal: A Capitalist Plot (Part 2)," 15 Aug. 2019 Atlantic also convinced bookstores, clothing shops and Starbucks locations in predominately gay neighborhoods to sell records by artists like Jewel and Pet Shop Boys. Mitchell Kuga, Billboard, "Meet the Companies Helping Artists and Labels Reach LGBTQ Fans," 8 Aug. 2019 Many of my followers live in predominately white neighborhoods, and watching my 20-minute videos give them an outsider's perspective. Maya Allen, Marie Claire, "Jackie Aina on Her New Palette, Representation, and Social Media Boundaries," 5 Aug. 2019 Sean Hannity has obviously never been to schools attended by predominately Black and Latinx children. Travis Deshong, Washington Post, "Sean Hannity’s solution to mass shootings: More guns in schools and shopping centers," 6 Aug. 2019 The 35-year-old Frappart will lead a predominately female team in the match on August 14, being joined by assistants Manuela Nicolosi and Michelle O'Neal. Ben Church, CNN, "Stéphanie Frappart will be first female ref to take charge of a major UEFA men's final," 2 Aug. 2019 The industry is predominately—but not exclusively—female live streamers watched by male fans. Jerome Gence, National Geographic, "Asia’s live-streaming industry promises intimacy. So why are users so lonely?," 31 July 2019 The freelance music teacher moonlighting as a stand-up comedian breaks the ice by expressing his confusion as to why he wasn’t bullied more in his predominately white high school. Tyra Mcclung, courant.com, "Meet Ish Gupta, a Hartford stand-up comedian who actually loves his day job," 25 July 2019

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First Known Use of predominately

1594, in the meaning defined above

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