predominantly
adverb
pre·dom·i·nant·ly
pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē 
-ˈdäm-nənt-
: for the most part : mainly
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a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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The only exception to that limit would be along the Washington Street corridor, where predominantly residential projects could be built up to 500 feet, according to city officials.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Sharing the culture While Fleming’s classes in city classrooms and community centers with the youth are predominantly populated by Black youths, his Saturday classes are usually more diverse.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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In one of Arizona's biggest, predominantly African American churches, the assassination has sparked starkly different discussions.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Sharing the culture While Fleming’s classes in city classrooms and community centers with the youth are predominantly populated by Black youths, his Saturday classes are usually more diverse.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Second, existing assessments and interventions predominantly focus on publicly available AI systems.
—Yoshua Bengio, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
In one of Arizona's biggest, predominantly African American churches, the assassination has sparked starkly different discussions.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predominantly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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