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
And mainly, not a trace of her collection, which included dozens of scrapbooks.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Correlated Coloring Wujie Shen had spent his first few semesters at Tsinghua University focused mainly on geometry and topology.
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Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
26 June 2026
Here, beyond cultivation, those sit mainly in finishing.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Amouage rightfully gets so many flowers from the olfactive critics, but mainly for its roster of EDPs and extraits.
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Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
25 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Correlated Coloring Wujie Shen had spent his first few semesters at Tsinghua University focused mainly on geometry and topology.
—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
26 June 2026
Here, beyond cultivation, those sit mainly in finishing.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Amouage rightfully gets so many flowers from the olfactive critics, but mainly for its roster of EDPs and extraits.
—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainly
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Plagued by criticism and scandal, it was eventually dissolved by Congress and replaced by a new commission that decided to mostly fund community celebrations.
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The jurors mostly determine the truth except when there is no truth, as with the nonexistent hot-dog contest or gift competition.
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Fundstrat said the higher target was driven primarily by improving earnings expectations rather than richer valuations.
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Where to watch the Special Olympics The Special Olympics are taking place in Minnesota, primarily in and around the Twin Cities, through June 26.
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The result is a kind of dream memoir, including subtle elements of magic realism, chiefly in the form of a wise and mysterious tiger cat who leads Marina to truths no human can help her find.
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Tom’s journey to happiness (and, chiefly, Mary) also held another personal element for Quintrell.
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The United States Geological Survey said that although more resistant buildings exist, the population in the affected region largely lives in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking.
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That move largely spares local governments budgetary hits that nonpartisan legislative analysts pegged between $2 billion to $3 billion annually.
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American barbecue has always been a unique mixture of cultures, predominantly Black, indigenous and European influences.
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No mandate states, predominantly centered around the South, had lower COVID case rates initially, then saw more spread over the summer, patterns that remained consistent over several years.
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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.
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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.
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This new book is basically a condensation and a dumbing down of those ideas.
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But the total tally obscures how there were basically two types of Davis residents, those living close to the project and those living elsewhere in town.
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Damaged or bruised portions of fruits and vegetables should be cut away, or the produce should be discarded, and produce should generally be refrigerated within two hours of purchase, per MCHD.
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Coop — who has been practicing his knots, learning how to drive the tender, and generally being attentive and curious about his new job — does wonderfully, which earns him some praise from the bosun.
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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