predominant
adjective
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Predominant vs. Predominate
Predominant and predominate are synonymous adjectives. Predominant is the older and much more common form. A number of handbooks and commentators hold predominate to be a mistake—a few insisting that the word is only a verb. But they are wrong. As an adjective predominate is somewhat more likely to turn up in technical writing than in general writing. The adverbs predominantly and predominately are a more even match in frequency than their base adjectives are, although predominantly is still significantly more common than predominately.
Examples of predominant in a Sentence
Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
There's near universal agreement that pay is a predominant factor in attracting and retaining teachers ― either to other schools or to other professions.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In 2023, a predominant large-scale jet-stream pattern featured a large ridge in the western United States and Canada, and a trough across the East.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Rivera is especially excited by the National Music Theater Conference this year since truly original work is developed there in contrast to the predominant commercial theater trend of basing musicals closely on classic movies or novels.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
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“Predominant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predominant. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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