as in mainly
for the most part
our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies
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Recent Examples of chiefly
Bondi is chiefly tormented about leaks rather than trying to mend fences.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Advertisement As Emanuel pointed out on CNN, the biggest losers from Trump’s strikes are America’s enemies abroad, chiefly China and Russia, who were the biggest supporters and enablers of Iran’s drive towards a nuclear weapon.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 June 2025
Founded in 2004, UTEC is one of Japan’s largest deep-tech VCs, with a portfolio spanning more than 150 companies, chiefly originated from or backed by academic institutions.
—Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The legislation chiefly extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, which were set to expire this year, and provides new perks for working-class Americans while restoring full tax incentives for business capital investment.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Advertisement As Emanuel pointed out on CNN, the biggest losers from Trump’s strikes are America’s enemies abroad, chiefly China and Russia, who were the biggest supporters and enablers of Iran’s drive towards a nuclear weapon.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 June 2025
Founded in 2004, UTEC is one of Japan’s largest deep-tech VCs, with a portfolio spanning more than 150 companies, chiefly originated from or backed by academic institutions.
—Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The legislation chiefly extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, which were set to expire this year, and provides new perks for working-class Americans while restoring full tax incentives for business capital investment.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiefly
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The ranking focuses mainly on ease of travel, while another ranking closely monitored by CNBC Travel, the Nomad Passport Index, ranks passports by five criteria, including taxation, and is more focused on global citizenship.—
Monica Pitrelli,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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City officials previously said that increasing this particular tax had a number of benefits: for example, it is mainly paid by people who are not residents of Aurora.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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According to Joseph Lautenbach, a wildlife biologist with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the state has seen a mostly steady increase in its native rabbit species, the eastern cottontail, over the past 10 years.—
Emma Wozniak,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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The contraceptives, which are mostly long-lasting types of birth control such as IUDs and injectables, are currently stored in a warehouse in Belgium.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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The company's Pentagon contracts are primarily to design AI systems that crunch large amounts of data to come up with potential strike targets.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Markets Where Housing Inventory Has Increased the Most Looking at housing inventory change in percentage terms over the course of one year, the majority of cities that have experienced the largest one-year increase are primarily in the U.S. West and South regions.—
Andrew DePietro,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Meanwhile, luxury buyers, who often pay cash, remain largely unaffected.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Thanks to the area’s remote setting and limited development, these snakes thrive in a largely untouched environment.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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In northern Nigeria, where the population is largely Muslim, most farming communities targeted in similar attacks are also predominantly Muslim.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Edwards also spent his retirement years being involved in the Prince Hall Masons, the oldest and largest predominantly Black fraternity in the U.S., and also studying his family history back to slavery, including visiting federal archives in Atlanta.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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“Chiefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiefly. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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