as in mostly
for the most part
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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Recent Examples of mainly
The agreement calls for an immediate end to hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, and sets out expectations for the next phase of talks, which will tackle more challenging issues, mainly the future of Iran's nuclear program.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 June 2026
America250 appears to focus mainly on getting Americans involved in celebrations at the local level, such as attending synchronized nationwide block parties.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 June 2026
While neither show could be described as a critic’s darling, due mainly to complaints about the story lines, the tunes involved are the kind of iconic works that bring fans back to a certain place and time.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Exceeding expectations As a trip set mainly in concentration camps, sadness is often the top expectation.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2026
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 June 2026
America250 appears to focus mainly on getting Americans involved in celebrations at the local level, such as attending synchronized nationwide block parties.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 June 2026
While neither show could be described as a critic’s darling, due mainly to complaints about the story lines, the tunes involved are the kind of iconic works that bring fans back to a certain place and time.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Exceeding expectations As a trip set mainly in concentration camps, sadness is often the top expectation.
—Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainly
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Nearly 100 battery fire incidents occurred in 2025, mostly involving battery packs and vape devices, according to FAA data.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Golden State’s Kaila Charles and Gabby Williams kept Plum mostly in check, holding her to a season-low nine points after her career-high 43-point game in Phoenix on Saturday.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Fils-Aimé told the Miami Herald that his discussions focused primarily on the deployment of the GSF and the upcoming renewal of its mandate in September.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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The franchise has locations nationwide but is primarily based in California.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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But the accord already faces threats, chiefly from Lebanon, with the fighting there leading to the delay in the start of talks.—
Erin Cunningham,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The measure chiefly calls for the 5% income tax rate to be gradually stepped down to 4% over a three-year period, but the case hinged on other impacts of the proposal.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
18 June 2026
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How deep that review goes, experts said, will largely depend on what investigators find on the ground.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The area, a working-class and largely white part of Greater Manchester, is a top target for Farage’s party, but Burnham sought to turn back the tide, relying on his unique appeal as the region’s popular mayor.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Instead of working alongside Freedom House, the city took over its operations and let go of the majority of its crew, replacing the experienced Black EMTs with a cohort of predominantly white staff.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The genomes also revealed a unique superantigen, or a microbial toxin that can increase an infection’s severity and activate extreme immune responses — one that appears to have predominantly affected children between the ages of 7 ½ and 11 years old.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Oppenheimer’s note was principally focused, fitting for a global strategist, on how equity returns will be reshaped in a new regime.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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The laser targeted one of three ground stations, principally NASA's White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Table Mountain Facility in California, with a third, experimental ground station at the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
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Best Petite Work Pants on Amazon Not to be overly dramatic, but dressing up for the office is basically my nightmare.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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But the directors and actors are basically have solved the major problem, which is that AI, in essence, doesn’t count against them.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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While it is generally accepted as ‘sometime in September every year’, that’s a wide window for consumers and the competition to come to terms with.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The agency said air monitoring conducted Wednesday evening found particulate matter levels were generally near background levels, although brief increases were detected within the smoke plume.—
Sydney Barragan,
Daily News,
19 June 2026
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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