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primarily

adverb

prī-ˈmer-ə-lē

Definition of primarily next

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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Relevance

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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 The show was primarily set in the seaside town of Cabot Cove, Maine, though Jessica would often travel to other locales as cases unfolded. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026 Instead, treatment focus has shifted primarily to antivirals like Paxlovid. —

Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026 For Ziegler, returning to formal ballet after a stretch of focusing primarily on acting required some recalibration. —

Kennedy French, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 For season 2, the series primarily filmed in and around North Texas, including in Fort Worth, Weatherford, Strawn, Stephenville and Glen Rose. —

Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for primarily

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Some of the works and items are still arranged as Frick had originally installed them (though almost half of the permanent collection has been acquired since his death in 1919).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Just before the deployment, there was an ugly scene at San Francisco International Airport after agents carried away a passenger, originally from Guatemala, who was waiting to board a domestic flight with her daughter.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026