Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a predominant manner; with superior strength or influence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a predominant manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb much greater in number or influence
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Examples
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This figure was even worse in predominantly minority communities: lender-owned homes took almost 17 months to be absorbed in those communities.
Dory Rand: New Data Show That Vacant, Foreclosed Properties Are a Rising Concern for Chicago Region Communities Dory Rand 2010
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A secret recording obtained by ABC-7 Chicago last week has Mark Kirk defending comments he made about preventing voter fraud in predominantly African American Chicago communities.
Mark Kirk Accused Of Racism After Comments About Election Fraud Caught On Tape (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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As a boy, he lived for several years in predominantly Muslim Indonesia with his mother and Indonesian stepfather.
Obama 'Christian By Choice': President Responds To Questioner AP 2010
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The statement late Thursday by Israel 's Ministry of Housing signaled the first publicly announced construction plans in predominantly Palestinian East Jerusalem since March, when the announcement of a tender for 1,600 units, during a visit to Israel by Vice President Joe Biden, roiled U.S.
East Jerusalem Building Plan Imperils Talks Charles Levinson 2010
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Goold is often classified as a predominantly imagistic director.
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RELIGIOSITY: Muslim-Americans are more religious than other Americans, but less likely than those in predominantly Muslim countries to say religion plays an important part in their lives 80% of Muslim-Americans compared to virtually all in Egypt, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Morocco, for example.
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As Mike K has said, these assets are in predominantly rural areas – low volume, low revenue, high cost, and not exactly prime properties for a new entrant.
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But rural development has long been a staple of counterinsurgency efforts in predominantly agricultural economies facing guerrilla wars.
Wonk Room » Holbrooke Emphasizes Agricultural Development In Afghanistan 2009
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Additionally, there were many more ‘overvotes’ than usual, especially in predominantly African-American precincts in Duval county (Jacksonville), where some 27,000 ballots showed two or more choices for President [citation needed].
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This figure was even worse in predominantly minority communities: lender-owned homes took almost 17 months to be absorbed in those communities.
Dory Rand: New Data Show That Vacant, Foreclosed Properties Are a Rising Concern for Chicago Region Communities Dory Rand 2010
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