1
obsolete
: in a forceful manner
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: for the most part : chiefly
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you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Bryson DeChambeau is a little more complicated, mainly because DeChambeau was among those who kept his name on an antitrust lawsuit against the tour.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Temperatures should run mainly in the mid- to upper 80s, with some low 90s possible if clouds and rain don’t hold temperatures down, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Technology traded lower, mainly due to a sell-off in software.
—Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for mainly
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainly. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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