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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
predominate .
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Examples
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If the moths have "evolved" by mutation into another species, it would negate the primary claim – that the same species of moth comes in both colorations, and the one that predominates is the one that best escapes (as adult, not as caterpillar) the predators.
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From what I understand from people who enjoy team sports, the "girly" ethos of community and support predominates, which is why a lot of men join.
Girly Boys: boys who have gendered girl interests and boys on girl's teams. Elizabeth McClung 2008
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On Hardball and its like, egos run rampant, insider jargon predominates, and agreeability, if any can be detected, is strictly limited to commercial breaks.
J-School for Jerks 2005
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On Hardball and its like, egos run rampant, insider jargon predominates, and agreeability, if any can be detected, is strictly limited to commercial breaks.
J-School for Jerks 2005
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On Hardball and its like, egos run rampant, insider jargon predominates, and agreeability, if any can be detected, is strictly limited to commercial breaks.
J-School for Jerks 2005
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You can easily see whether links (blue), images (violet), tables (red), or some other tag predominates on a page in a single glance.
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You can easily see whether links (blue), images (violet), tables (red), or some other tag predominates on a page in a single glance.
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Doubtless there are classes of literature in which form or expression predominates, and we cannot read poetry, for example, or the drama, or even the higher class of fiction, without lingering upon the finer passages, to get the full impression of their beauty.
A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford
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And that the sun and the moon and the stars were all gods; for in them the warm principle predominates which is the cause of life.
A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume I: The Beginnings of Science 1904
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The more one kind of person predominates within a given congregation, the more that others who perceive themselves as similar will feel comfortable there and those who see themselves as different will feel uncomfortable, to the point of leaving.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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