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dominate vs predominant

dominate

Definitions

verb

  1. be greater in significance than
  2. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  3. be in control
  4. look down on
  5. have dominance or the power to defeat over

Examples

On paper, we're a one-person-one-vote nation; in reality, we're more than a bit of an oligarchy, in which a handful of wealthy people dominate.

How, then, can we force a change in the media systems that dominate the discourse and misinform the debate?

A number of the predominately male workforce have twenty-four years service with the company.

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predominant

Definitions

adjective

  1. having superior power and influence
  2. most frequent or common

Examples

This part of the film develops slowly, and is predominantly a straight drama.

Research forms the predominant part of my job.

A varietal is a wine made predominantly from one specific grape and is labeled as such, for example, California Merlot.

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