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
The one-technique group has been chiefly DaQuan Jones, Deone Walker, DeWayne Carter and Zion Logue.
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Some families, especially after the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968, moved to be closer to the remaining high schools and new ones, such as Reagan, Johnston and LBJ, built in East Austin chiefly for students of color.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
This was thanks chiefly to a £153 rise among property developers advertising new homes.
—Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
But the second stage for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket would be a more challenging match for SLS for several reasons, chiefly its 7-meter (23-foot) diameter—too wide to be a drop-in replacement for the interim upper stage used on Block 1.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
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Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Some families, especially after the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968, moved to be closer to the remaining high schools and new ones, such as Reagan, Johnston and LBJ, built in East Austin chiefly for students of color.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
This was thanks chiefly to a £153 rise among property developers advertising new homes.
—Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
But the second stage for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket would be a more challenging match for SLS for several reasons, chiefly its 7-meter (23-foot) diameter—too wide to be a drop-in replacement for the interim upper stage used on Block 1.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chiefly
Adverb
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Expect there to be a thunderstorm in spots in the evening; otherwise, mainly clear at night with a low near 81 degrees.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Set four years after the events of the original film, Nobody 2 finds Hutch back at work as full-time assassin, mainly because a criminal organization bankrolled the $30 million Hutch needed to pay back the Russian mob after burning their gigantic stash of cash in the 2021 film.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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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Clothes are predominantly sourced from Western charities, which sell donations in bulk to third parties.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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And that’s one of the reasons why starvation of civilians is prohibited and why starvation of a predominantly civilian population is prohibited.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Chiefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiefly. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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