- present tense form of predominate (3rd person singular).
predominates
Example Sentences
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This would be followed by a “substitution” phase where farming develops alongside foraging in the hunter-gatherer area, and eventually a “consolidation” phase, when farming predominates.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
Like the earlier cut, “Chicago Boy,” a jazzy atmosphere predominates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
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
On the other hand, in the case of natural varieties it appears that blended inheritance predominates.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
