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Recent Examples of predominately
And some students of color who attended predominately White colleges formed or joined groups like Black student unions to bond and unite around issues, Davidson said.
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Often times, as in the case of the Tanzanite, the stone might be cut even more—predominately in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, a town known for its expert gem cutting—to capture the right amount of edge.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Black Cyclists Who Inspire The face of cycling, once viewed as a predominately white sport and pastime, is changing fast.
—Ron Stodghill, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
Since a box spring predominately was sturdy support for a fluffy mattress on top, contemporary mattresses roll both these components into one.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 16 June 2025
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Often times, as in the case of the Tanzanite, the stone might be cut even more—predominately in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, a town known for its expert gem cutting—to capture the right amount of edge.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Black Cyclists Who Inspire The face of cycling, once viewed as a predominately white sport and pastime, is changing fast.
—Ron Stodghill, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
Since a box spring predominately was sturdy support for a fluffy mattress on top, contemporary mattresses roll both these components into one.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominately
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In northern Nigeria, where the population is largely Muslim, most farming communities targeted in similar attacks are also predominantly Muslim.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Edwards also spent his retirement years being involved in the Prince Hall Masons, the oldest and largest predominantly Black fraternity in the U.S., and also studying his family history back to slavery, including visiting federal archives in Atlanta.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Door County, including the following locations, Washington Island, Sister Bay, Rowleys Bay and Ellison Bay.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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Having invested $53 billion into capital expenditures in 2023 and $83 billion in 2024, Amazon is now forecasting a substantial $100 billion expenditure this year, mainly aimed at enhancing its AI capabilities.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The desert sand at the test site is composed mostly of grains of quartz and feldspar, with small crystals of calcite, hornblende, and augite mixed in.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The victims were mostly young, gay men Baumeister had lured to Fox Hollow.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
15 July 2025
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The company's Pentagon contracts are primarily to design AI systems that crunch large amounts of data to come up with potential strike targets.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Because that ring is still primarily a symbol of love.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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But the visual result was stark, producing an FBI Headquarters building composed largely of tan-and-black squares looming over the sidewalk, broken up by an 11-story rear section built on massive supports.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
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Subscribers largely shrugged off Harry’s Polo, which logged paltry 500,000 views to rank #3436.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
18 July 2025
Adverb
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Labor Day has long been an unofficial mark of the end of summer — and the next three-day weekend before students and workers generally resume their five-day weekly schedules.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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But new ADUs were generally barred from neighborhoods zoned for single-family homes.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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Soto’s defensive struggles contribute to their 108.4 fly ball multiplier, while 1B Pete Alonso and 3B Mark Vientos are chiefly culpable for their 123.2 grounder multiplier.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Residents four years ago voted 3,022 to 439 to join the Trust for Public Land in buying Meadowood for more than $6 million, chiefly with the goal of preserving the former farmland and fields from large-scale development.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2025
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That means that most of the neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium that end up in EV motors, drones, wind turbines and even smartphones ... well, depending on supply and demand or even geopolitical landscape, China basically makes the rules.—
Joe Salas
July 19,
New Atlas,
19 July 2025
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While 34% of men reported working from home the prior year, the figure for women stayed basically flat.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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“Predominately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominately. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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