predominantly
adverb
, -ˈdäm-nənt-\
Definition of predominantly
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Synonyms for predominantly
Synonyms
altogether, basically, by and large, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, primarily, principally, substantially
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Examples of predominantly in a Sentence
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Many of the migrants in Assam are Bengali-speaking and hail from neighboring Bangladesh, a predominantly-Muslim country. — Washington Post, "Two million risk becoming stateless after Indian state releases final list of citizens," 31 Aug. 2019 The stated purpose of the citizenship dragnet in Assam is to find undocumented immigrants from Bangladesh — a predominantly Muslim country to its south. — Hari Kumar, BostonGlobe.com, "Making India more Hindu, one test at a time," 17 Aug. 2019 An effort to bar travelers from certain predominantly Muslim countries was struck down twice. — Jason Deparle, New York Times, "How Stephen Miller Seized the Moment to Battle Immigration," 17 Aug. 2019 Government critics see the move as an attempt to dilute the demographics of Kashmir, which is predominantly Muslim, with Hindu settlers. — Anchorage Daily News, "Unrest feared after India revokes Kashmir’s special status," 5 Aug. 2019 But in 2017, her congressman, Republican Rep. Pete King of New York, announced his support of President Trump’s ban on immigration from predominantly Muslim nations. — NBC News, "Vote Mama: How this new PAC is helping mothers run for office," 25 July 2019 China has faced growing international criticism over internment camps in Xinjiang that hold an estimated 1 million members of the Uighur (WEE-gur) and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups. — Fox News, "UN counterterrorism chief invited by China to visit," 14 June 2019 While customer-facing roles have high female representation, the team that designs, builds, and tests the machines are predominantly male. — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz at Work, "How the female CEO of an Indian startup avoids hiring sexist men," 14 June 2019 At the time, Scoot customers were found to be predominantly white men who have a household income of $100,000 or more, according to an SFMTA survey. — Los Angeles Times, "Scooter startup says needy communities in San Francisco asked to be excluded," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'predominantly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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