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
Traditional tests mainly focus on measuring the strength of coffee.
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Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Through the artist’s letters to others, mainly to his younger brother Theo, van Gogh shows the destruction of the mind in another way.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Going all-out, Thompson and his co-author, Ezra Klein, wrote in their 2025 book, Abundance, is mainly about, at least as far as climate is concerned, removing regulatory obstacles to building green-energy infrastructure.
—John Reid, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Petrie said American co-producers will often want to set shows in certain places, mainly London.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 May 2026
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Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Through the artist’s letters to others, mainly to his younger brother Theo, van Gogh shows the destruction of the mind in another way.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Going all-out, Thompson and his co-author, Ezra Klein, wrote in their 2025 book, Abundance, is mainly about, at least as far as climate is concerned, removing regulatory obstacles to building green-energy infrastructure.
—John Reid, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Petrie said American co-producers will often want to set shows in certain places, mainly London.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainly
Adverb
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Social Security benefits – paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired – are typically scheduled to go out on Wednesdays.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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And yet the ceasefire has mostly held.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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Sloths primarily live in rainforests and are known as biological introverts for their highly specialized diets and survival mechanisms adapted over millions of years of evolution.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Although hantaviruses are primarily spread through exposure to infected rodents or their feces or urine, the Andes virus is the only hantavirus type known to spread human-to-human.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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Hendrick and Lemov are chiefly concerned with improving learning outcomes in the classroom.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Ocean Winds described the deal as one driven chiefly by economics, but hinted at pressure from the White House.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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The candidates themselves seemed low-energy, even with their jabs — which were largely directed at Becerra, as Mark said.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Our former swing state now has become a red state through and through thanks largely to the new congressional districts which are stretched to inane proportions.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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The charges have Arcadia’s predominantly Asian American community worried about potential anti-Asian backlash, though city officials emphasize that Wang’s alleged misconduct occurred before her 2022 election to the City Council.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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In 2022, an 18-year-old white supremacist wearing body armor opened fire in a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 people before being taken into custody.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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The conflict has resulted in as many as 9,000 deaths and more than 40,000 injuries, principally in Iran but also in Lebanon, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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The biggest beneficiaries of Gulf defense spending in recent years have been Western allies, principally the US.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Coach Sean McVay basically lives in 11 personnel, with one running back, one tight end and three wide receivers.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Look no further than the near-certain demise—even under best-case warming scenarios—of basically all of the world’s warm-water coral reefs and their various colorful fish.—
John Reid,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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But claims that Los Angeles — alongside New York — was the safest big city are generally considered overstated rather than conclusively proven.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Side Effects of Probiotics Probiotics, especially the most common Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species, are generally safe for most people to consume.—
Isabel Vasquez RD LDN,
Health,
15 May 2026
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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