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
Its ingredients are mainly organic, local and fair-trade.
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Brown, 37, played 12 seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Pittsburgh Steelers and shorter stints with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Her young character mainly provides comic relief amid tense scenes and is likely to emerge unscathed from any violence set to occur in the show's fictional setting, Hawkins, Indiana.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
But that’s probably asking too much from a movie that’s mainly vying for Oscar consideration — and very well could get it.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Brown, 37, played 12 seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Pittsburgh Steelers and shorter stints with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Her young character mainly provides comic relief amid tense scenes and is likely to emerge unscathed from any violence set to occur in the show's fictional setting, Hawkins, Indiana.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
But that’s probably asking too much from a movie that’s mainly vying for Oscar consideration — and very well could get it.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainly
Adverb
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Her clients also tend to be young, mostly Gen Z and millennials.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rescuers in the Philippines were still searching for more than 100 people missing, mostly in widespread flooding in central provinces.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Aspire Capitol Heights is a TK-8 charter school which enrolls about 220 primarily Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged students, only half of which reside in Sacramento City Unified district boundaries.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The disruptions are primarily caused by air traffic controller staffing and the FAA order, but also include unrelated flight cuts.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Whitney Noir clocks in at a height of 17 inches and takes a page from the motifs presented in Carolina Herrera’s fall 2025 collection — chiefly floral designs and grid-like patterns.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Navan’s competitors, chiefly SAP Concur, have been listed for years.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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These are questions about their goaltending that the Leafs largely didn’t have last season.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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In a novel that is so alert to where climate change is leading the world, a narrative frame that illustrates migration as linear and largely redemptive feels anachronistic.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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This predominantly white oak home follows suit, with strikingly—and soothingly—little deviation.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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For example, ads for mechanic positions were predominantly shown to men, while those for preschool teacher roles were primarily directed to women.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Liege Airport, used principally as a cargo hub, was also closed due to drone sightings, an airport spokesperson said.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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In simple terms, the fund raises money, principally via debt, then passes it along to Barcelona for use on the build.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Uber reported third-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization that basically matched estimates.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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But Dimitrius basically did a whole America Ninja Warrior course to train for the audition and everything else.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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The incident is generally contained within within a few hours after resources arrive on scene.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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But the dark cloud that’s been hovering over the Flyers’ generally solid first month of the season — the lack of production from Michkov — may have finally started to lift.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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