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 shortfall for lower-income Americans would mainly be due to cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Buffalo County, including the following locations, Gilmanton, Praag, Montana, and Lookout.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Last month’s heavier price increases were instead mainly found in service sectors like airfare and auto insurance rates.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
The eastern edge of the property has a mix of commercial and residential while property to the south is mainly single family residential.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Buffalo County, including the following locations, Gilmanton, Praag, Montana, and Lookout.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Last month’s heavier price increases were instead mainly found in service sectors like airfare and auto insurance rates.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
The eastern edge of the property has a mix of commercial and residential while property to the south is mainly single family residential.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainly
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The stores will operate mostly in September and October, though, according to Spirit Halloween's website, some are expected to open before the end of August.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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At first glance, a three-letter airport code might seem like bureaucratic trivia meant mostly for air-traffic control purposes.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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The routes with the most riders — primarily along the Orange County border — will continue to operate.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Human's closest living relatives, Chimpanzees, primarily learn their communicative patterns from their mothers and maternal relatives, according to a new study.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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The effect in football occurs in various forms, but chiefly when comparing individual players.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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The company has proposed narrower remedies—chiefly, modifying or ending exclusive agreements with Apple, Mozilla, and Android—to allow greater competition without a selloff.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
12 Aug. 2025
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That optimism carries over big time thanks largely to quarterback D.J. Lagway, who could very well be part of the Heisman conversation in his first season as the starter out of the chute.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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SpaceX is the other one, and that company's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets have overtaken ULA's launch vehicles, thanks largely to booster reuse.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Louisiana suffers the nation's second-highest firearm death rate — and Bogalusa, a predominantly Black community with 10,000 residents, has seen dozens of shootings and a violent crime rate approaching twice the national average.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
NPR,
19 Aug. 2025
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Along with Democratic states like California and Washington, red states like Florida, Utah and Alaska predominantly use mail-in voting, along with swing states like Arizona.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
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Fold your blankets, stack books your and magazines, and basically tidy up the place to reset your home every night.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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Curtis’ black and silver option is only available on the brand’s website, but this one on Amazon is basically the same but with darker silver finishes, and it can be delivered as early as tomorrow for Prime members.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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If Highest 2 Lowest were solely and A24 production, A24 releases generally hit digital streaming via premium video on demand before making their way to streaming video on demand on the Warner Bros. Discovery platform HBO Max.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Bermuda High — a large, semi-permanent area of clockwise circulating high pressure that meanders over the Atlantic Ocean — is often in the driver’s seat in this case: When the high turns the steering wheel, the hurricane generally follows.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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