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
In her Sintra speech Tuesday, Breeden said that, for now, trading firms mainly use autonomous AI for lower-risk operational tasks, such as research.
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Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
In addition to the dangerous heat, there is a chance for a few pop-up storms, mainly Friday and Saturday evenings.
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Grant Gilmore,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
It is considered one of the sweetest varieties of cucumbers, mainly because the seeds are not bitter.
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Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
2 July 2026
That’s mainly because Accurso and Sharp built a gluten-free following at Roots, which has been operating at 940 NW Pryor Road in Lee’s Summit for four years.
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Jenna Thompson
july 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
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Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
In addition to the dangerous heat, there is a chance for a few pop-up storms, mainly Friday and Saturday evenings.
—
Grant Gilmore,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
It is considered one of the sweetest varieties of cucumbers, mainly because the seeds are not bitter.
—
Aly Walansky,
Southern Living,
2 July 2026
That’s mainly because Accurso and Sharp built a gluten-free following at Roots, which has been operating at 940 NW Pryor Road in Lee’s Summit for four years.
—
Jenna Thompson
july 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mainly
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Plagued by criticism and scandal, it was eventually dissolved by Congress and replaced by a new commission that decided to mostly fund community celebrations.
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The jurors mostly determine the truth except when there is no truth, as with the nonexistent hot-dog contest or gift competition.
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Fundstrat said the higher target was driven primarily by improving earnings expectations rather than richer valuations.
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Where to watch the Special Olympics The Special Olympics are taking place in Minnesota, primarily in and around the Twin Cities, through June 26.
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Advertisement Sea Rangers restore seagrass chiefly in the Dutch Eastern Scheldt and French Étang de Berre.
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Larson has clashed chiefly with Bronin — rather than his other two opponents — during the campaign.
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Catholicism was largely presented as favorable; Jehovah’s Witnesses, not so much.
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Austria had one good look — a header that just missed — but largely been kept at bay.
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American barbecue has always been a unique mixture of cultures, predominantly Black, indigenous and European influences.
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No mandate states, predominantly centered around the South, had lower COVID case rates initially, then saw more spread over the summer, patterns that remained consistent over several years.
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Oppenheimer’s note was principally focused, fitting for a global strategist, on how equity returns will be reshaped in a new regime.
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The laser targeted one of three ground stations, principally NASA's White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Table Mountain Facility in California, with a third, experimental ground station at the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory.
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This new book is basically a condensation and a dumbing down of those ideas.
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But the total tally obscures how there were basically two types of Davis residents, those living close to the project and those living elsewhere in town.
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Damaged or bruised portions of fruits and vegetables should be cut away, or the produce should be discarded, and produce should generally be refrigerated within two hours of purchase, per MCHD.
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Coop — who has been practicing his knots, learning how to drive the tender, and generally being attentive and curious about his new job — does wonderfully, which earns him some praise from the bosun.
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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