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
That said, there are some Crocs are chiefly marketed toward either men or women, namely sneakers for men and wedges for women, and focus on men’s or women’s sizes.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
In a probing piece for The New Yorker, journalist Jessica Winter took a hard look at Burden’s financial profile—and incidentally turned up some holes in the narrative that has defined her divorce as tragic for chiefly financial reasons.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Astilbe is a noun meaning any of a genus of chiefly Asian perennials of the saxifrage family that have simple or usually compound leaves and are widely cultivated for their panicles of usually white, pink, or red flowers.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026
Carbon dioxide, released from the burning of gas, oil and coal, is chiefly responsible for warming.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
In a probing piece for The New Yorker, journalist Jessica Winter took a hard look at Burden’s financial profile—and incidentally turned up some holes in the narrative that has defined her divorce as tragic for chiefly financial reasons.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Astilbe is a noun meaning any of a genus of chiefly Asian perennials of the saxifrage family that have simple or usually compound leaves and are widely cultivated for their panicles of usually white, pink, or red flowers.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026
Carbon dioxide, released from the burning of gas, oil and coal, is chiefly responsible for warming.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiefly
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But Capital One is growing the fastest, and Venture X has dramatically changed its parent company’s reputation, mainly through key partnerships like Prior and the Michelin Guide, which have the kind of credibility and caché that attracts affluent travelers.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Smaller chances linger into Thursday, mainly south of Interstate 70.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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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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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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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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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“Chiefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiefly. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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