as in main
coming before all others in importance
parental involvement has been found to be the predominant factor in a child's success in school
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Recent Examples of predominant
Fedde was using a steady four-pitch mix, with his sinker being the predominant pitch.
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 10 May 2025
The predominant factor in these helicopter accidents is pilot error, according to the agency.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
What's next: Richmond's pollen count is medium-high this week with juniper, birch and sycamore being our predominant pollen, per Pollen.com.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
But the predominant tariffs will be reciprocal in nature.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 10 May 2025
The predominant factor in these helicopter accidents is pilot error, according to the agency.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
What's next: Richmond's pollen count is medium-high this week with juniper, birch and sycamore being our predominant pollen, per Pollen.com.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
But the predominant tariffs will be reciprocal in nature.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominant
Adjective
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Homelessness is certainly a major problem, said Julie Hayden, CEO of the East County Transitional Living Center, the area’s main shelter.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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The golden flying snake bears two main color morphs — a green-yellow form sports bold black streaks and occasional reddish dorsal spots, and another form where the same base hues are overlaid with subtler crossbars.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Nathan struggled in limited playoff action, but few closers in MLB history have been as consistently dominant in the regular season.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Junior pitcher Kayla Schweich, a St. Cloud State commit, has been dominant in the circle for much of the year for Farmington, with Lexi Goring and Wisconsin commit Lila Johannsen filling out a lethal top of the order.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Furthermore, Newmont has been selling non-core assets, generating substantial proceeds to bolster its primary operations and financial standing.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The dining room and kitchen lead to an expansive primary suite overlooking the backyard terrace.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The foremost conflict playing out across the Middle East today is between Israel and Iran, a nation that already possesses a sophisticated and large-scale nuclear program.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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The judge will be left to decide how the company should be punished, concluding the biggest tech antitrust case in 25 years.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Shue returned to acting in the 2010s and has had leading roles on several shows — including Super Pumped, On the Verge, The Boys and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — as well as in films such as Battle of the Sexes (2019), Greyhound (2020) and The Good Half (2023).—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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This was bricolage in the mode of postmodernism, to use a term that Jencks had a leading role in propagating, defining it in multiple competing and overlapping (some would say maddening) ways.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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“Predominant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominant. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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