1
as in originally
in the beginning
the university was primarily an agricultural college when it was founded over two centuries ago
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as in mainly
for the most part
ketchup is primarily made from tomatoes
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Recent Examples of primarily
Officials said in a news release last year that primarily Ponderosa pine would be left in the area, which are more resistant to pests.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
While the sterile insect release method relies primarily on sterile males reproducing with wild females, sterile male and female flies are often released at once for practical reasons.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 June 2026
This requirement often surprises applicants who have spent significant time outside the workforce or who worked primarily in jobs that did not pay into Social Security.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 June 2026
These products work primarily by accelerating skin cell turnover.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 10 June 2026
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
While the sterile insect release method relies primarily on sterile males reproducing with wild females, sterile male and female flies are often released at once for practical reasons.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 June 2026
This requirement often surprises applicants who have spent significant time outside the workforce or who worked primarily in jobs that did not pay into Social Security.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 June 2026
These products work primarily by accelerating skin cell turnover.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primarily
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The World Tequila Awards are an annual competition originally launched in 2019 by the World Drinks Awards.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Netherlands fan Naut Bulten, who is originally from the Netherlands, has experienced American football venues before.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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The body’s coloration is mainly bright orange, punctuated by small green or brown patches.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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Wilkins has been making music for more than a decade, building up a small fanbase mainly through gigs around Nashville.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
11 Dec. 2025
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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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Siobhan mostly rolls with Lily’s choices, while realizing the night shift isn’t getting instructions, and trying to solve the problem.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Established under the Indian production giant and the Amsterdam innovation platform’s Future Forward Factory effort, the double-pronged initiative was chiefly funded by the H&M Foundation to help manufacturers achieve near-net-zero operations.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Dec. 2025
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Koumba is a tricky character to realize, chiefly because postapocalyptic hedonism can easily slide into unsavoriness.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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Mane, who appeared as Sabretooth in the 2000 movie, revealed in a post on Instagram that he has been diagnosed with the condition predominantly associated with women.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Since The Sopranos, she's continued working in Hollywood, predominantly on TV with recurring roles on Entourage (as herself), Ugly Betty, Guys with Kids and Big Sky.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Bottura’s success in this case was, of course, largely tied to his ascendent fame and talent for finding ingenious solutions to problems, some obviously gastronomic and others less so.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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For nearly two decades, some of the world's most prominent investors quietly accumulated stakes in SpaceX while the rocket maker remained largely off-limits to the public markets.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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The tower’s structure is principally concrete, although little is seen of the material throughout the building.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2026
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This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
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“Primarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primarily. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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