- present tense form of predominate (3rd person singular).
predominates
Example Sentences
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“We often see a transition from influenza A, which predominates early on, to influenza B, which is more common in late February into March,” says Kuritzkes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
As a result, the Nodal signal predominates there and the AVE population differentiates.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024
In Yoruba culture, which predominates in the south-west of the country, twins are a blessing and their names are predestined.
From BBC ● May 9, 2024
The result is an architecture that’s intended to displace the carbon-heavy cinder-block design that predominates in fast-growing African cities, modern and vernacular at the same time.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2023
If the will is thus characterized at its birth, we can at once anticipate the conclusion that any will will be strong in proportion as the intellectual factor in it predominates.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix
