Explore Predominant through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like prevailing or frequent. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Predominant meaning
- Common or widespread; prevalent.
- Significant or important; dominant.
Synonyms of Predominant
Using Predominant
- The main meaning on this page is: Common or widespread; prevalent. | Significant or important; dominant.
- Useful related words include: prevailing, frequent, overriding, paramount.
- In the example corpus, predominant often appears in combinations such as: the predominant, predominant in, is predominant.
Context around Predominant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Predominant
- In this selection, "predominant" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, became, occupation, tendency and variant stand out and add context to how "predominant" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 5 became predominant but have and acid the predominant variant in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "predominant" sits close to words such as airfield, apr and bedding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with predominant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gravy is the predominant flavor of Thanksgiving. (7 words)
Remakes, sequels, and spin-offs have become the predominant feature of Hollywood’s new releases. (15 words)
Gonorrhoeae and chlamydia are the most predominant cause of MUS in South Africa,” the department said. (16 words)
Makenzie Kirk did his best to give his defence some respite and will be all the better for two starts of late but he’s still a rookie, whose predominant role in his first season at McDiarmid will be as an impact sub. (43 words)
Bird influenza viruses, such as H5N1, use a version called a2,3-linked sialic acid, while human flu viruses use a2,6-linked sialic acid - the predominant variant in the human upper respiratory tract. (34 words)
Something similar occurs in the liquid and gas storage service, but the competitive offer, in this case, is covered mainly by local providers, without predominant companies at the national level. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to Tillich, the last of these three types of existential anxiety, i.e. spiritual anxiety, is predominant in modern times while the others were predominant in earlier periods.
Agriculture is a major source of income for many residents of Zamfara State, with farming being a predominant occupation.
An adult applying contemporary community standards would find the material or performance has a predominant tendency to appeal to a prurient interest of minors in sex.
Bird influenza viruses, such as H5N1, use a version called a2,3-linked sialic acid, while human flu viruses use a2,6-linked sialic acid - the predominant variant in the human upper respiratory tract.
Corruption, unemployment, ethnicity, dynastic politics, the Meghalaya-Assam inter-state border dispute, and illegal mining are predominant issues in the elections.
Haitian Creole is the predominant language, but other languages, including French, Spanish, Portuguese, and English, are also spoken by many people.
Hospitalizations rose in the Northeast as the XBB.1.5 became predominant, but have since started dropping again.
Remakes, sequels, and spin-offs have become the predominant feature of Hollywood’s new releases.
Several companions have arcs that tie directly within the predominant forces found in the Hells, including the Archduchess of Avernus Zariel.
So first, I'd say product has historically been our main persona since we started the company and that has been the predominant user base.
Something similar occurs in the liquid and gas storage service, but the competitive offer, in this case, is covered mainly by local providers, without predominant companies at the national level.
Taking inspiration, as far as the mindset of forming a close relationship for Roseann and me, is probably the most predominant one that I think about each day.
The predominant approach in B.C. is to replant logged or burned areas with coniferous trees intended to feed the forest industry.
This survey question did not ask about each country’s predominant religion - which is Buddhism for Singapore.
While Target cited crime as the predominant reason to close the store, it’s not clear whether the stores were already under-performing or reaching their revenue goals.
Gonorrhoeae and chlamydia are the most predominant cause of MUS in South Africa,” the department said.
Gravy is the predominant flavor of Thanksgiving.
He wants to be a mini Daemon, I always say, as that’s the only predominant father figure that he has had through the last few years.
Makenzie Kirk did his best to give his defence some respite and will be all the better for two starts of late but he’s still a rookie, whose predominant role in his first season at McDiarmid will be as an impact sub.
Research the predominant soil types in your area, and tailor your compost blend to enhance those specific conditions.
Common combinations with predominant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the predominant 113×
- predominant in 13×
- is predominant 8×
- predominant form 7×
- predominant language 6×
- most predominant 6×
- became predominant 5×
- predominant religion 5×
- were predominant 4×
- are predominant 4×