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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 predominate in a Sentence
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Even in Chinese fabrication facilities, Western chip design, software, and equipment still predominate.
—Ben Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2020
Armond White, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
For those that chose not to directly back Ukraine—not to provide Kyiv with weapons or to sanction Russia—two priorities predominated.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Predominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predominate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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