as in mostly
for the most part
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of mainly
Scattered snow is possible over the weekend, mainly in northeastern and northwestern Indiana.
—
Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Pecans tend to be more costly than walnuts, mainly due to their more limited growing regions and higher demand for use in desserts.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2026
On the whole, the lower cost compared with Western Europe is mainly due to currency differences, labor costs, and the high volume of procedures.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The decrease was mainly due to higher net financial expenses.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mainly
Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Pecans tend to be more costly than walnuts, mainly due to their more limited growing regions and higher demand for use in desserts.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2026
On the whole, the lower cost compared with Western Europe is mainly due to currency differences, labor costs, and the high volume of procedures.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The decrease was mainly due to higher net financial expenses.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mainly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainly
Adverb
-
Home to 710 stores and vendors, mostly Somali retailers serving Somali patrons, the mall was plastered with anti-ICE posters due to daily raids, according to Sabri.—
Yahya Salem,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
-
What has happened is that purely social get-togethers over meals now mostly take place in restaurants, and the procedures of expensive restaurants have come to be considered correct formal practices.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
-
They were primarily created for the domestic Korean market.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
-
The performance, primarily in Spanish, was a celebration a celebration of Puerto Rican and Latin American culture.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
-
There are a few commonalities between the two, chiefly the abundance of alcohol consumption, the significance of costuming and the presence of king cake.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
-
This list is intended chiefly to get the gears of your own moviegoing memories turning.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
-
Freeman’s contract is already more than halfway complete, with time passing quickly and his production on the field largely remaining the same.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
-
Oil’s bullish run in recent days is largely a reaction to worries Iran will restrict that supply.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
Adverb
-
Francis was well-known for his role as president of Xavier University in New Orleans, the nation’s only predominantly Black Catholic university.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
-
The Galaxy went into the offseason with a plan that centered predominantly on MLS acquisitions and shoring up a leaky backline that allowed 66 goals.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
-
This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
-
The most common type of gallstone consists principally of cholesterol.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
Adverb
-
That's why, in Perlman's view, what really differentiates humans is a wide-ranging capacity to generate novel symbols that communicate meaning—to basically play charades—in all kinds of ways.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
-
There are basically two Olympics happening simultaneously.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
-
With billions in annual revenue at stake, the leaders of multinational corporations generally stood still.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
-
During such events, the public is generally allowed to visit the Capitol and pay their respects.—
MATT BROWN,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
