as in chiefly
for the most part
the tourists were principally concerned with the quantity of the food, and only secondarily with the quality
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Recent Examples of principally
Liege Airport, used principally as a cargo hub, was also closed due to drone sightings, an airport spokesperson said.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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
Our commerce writer Julia Harrison writes that her Moccamaster One Cup is a delight, principally because of its simplicity as a drip coffee maker—free of extraneous frothers or digital interfaces or timers.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The plan envisions a reconstructed strip supported principally by regional players that could stabilize the region and provide in the short term humanitarian relief and in the long term economic opportunities to Gazans.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
The relationships that Mark forms in the course of his career are similarly simplified—principally, his hearty bromance with Mark Coleman (Ryan Bader), who is first his trainer and then, entering the circuit himself, a competitor.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
However, surging production, led principally by Chinese mining companies, had cratered the price to a nine-year low, leading the DRC to impose the restrictions and in turn drawing ire from producers.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
By drawing his understanding of the king principally from Harvey’s travelogue, and likely a string of others produced in the English-speaking world, Welles ended up making his career promoting what was merely another caricature of an actual person, a historical figure, and an important one at that.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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
Our commerce writer Julia Harrison writes that her Moccamaster One Cup is a delight, principally because of its simplicity as a drip coffee maker—free of extraneous frothers or digital interfaces or timers.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
The plan envisions a reconstructed strip supported principally by regional players that could stabilize the region and provide in the short term humanitarian relief and in the long term economic opportunities to Gazans.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
The relationships that Mark forms in the course of his career are similarly simplified—principally, his hearty bromance with Mark Coleman (Ryan Bader), who is first his trainer and then, entering the circuit himself, a competitor.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
However, surging production, led principally by Chinese mining companies, had cratered the price to a nine-year low, leading the DRC to impose the restrictions and in turn drawing ire from producers.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
By drawing his understanding of the king principally from Harvey’s travelogue, and likely a string of others produced in the English-speaking world, Welles ended up making his career promoting what was merely another caricature of an actual person, a historical figure, and an important one at that.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for principally
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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The group, mainly millennials and young Gen Xers, grew up in the internet era and recognize how technology can switch up the status quo.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Western Apache were mainly foragers and hunters, Roos said.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
9 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
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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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
Adverb
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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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“Principally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principally. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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