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predominated
Variant of predominate
intransitive verb predominated, predominating
- to have ascendancy, authority, or dominating influence (over others); hold sway
- to be dominant in amount, number, etc.; prevail; preponderate
adjective
Related Forms:
- predominately adverb
- predomination noun
- predominator noun
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