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
There is also 55 acres of wetlands on the property, which is mainly forest.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
This is mainly due to mites naturally accumulating more over time.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 20 July 2025
Walmart $399 Apple All the changes to last year's Watch Series 10 (issued in advance of the Apple Watch's 10th anniversary) were designed mainly to make the Apple Watch irresistible once more.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 11 July 2025
This decline can be attributed mainly to the company revising its full fiscal year outlook (ending in June) in response to a slowdown in consumer demand.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2025
This is mainly due to mites naturally accumulating more over time.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 20 July 2025
Walmart $399 Apple All the changes to last year's Watch Series 10 (issued in advance of the Apple Watch's 10th anniversary) were designed mainly to make the Apple Watch irresistible once more.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 11 July 2025
This decline can be attributed mainly to the company revising its full fiscal year outlook (ending in June) in response to a slowdown in consumer demand.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
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Adverb
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According to Joseph Lautenbach, a wildlife biologist with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the state has seen a mostly steady increase in its native rabbit species, the eastern cottontail, over the past 10 years.—
Emma Wozniak,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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Parents could opt their children out of the restrictions under the measure, which passed the state House along a mostly party-line vote May 10.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Adverb
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The company's Pentagon contracts are primarily to design AI systems that crunch large amounts of data to come up with potential strike targets.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Because that ring is still primarily a symbol of love.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Adverb
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Soto’s defensive struggles contribute to their 108.4 fly ball multiplier, while 1B Pete Alonso and 3B Mark Vientos are chiefly culpable for their 123.2 grounder multiplier.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The increasing cost of programming, chiefly sports rights, has also forced subscribers to be asked to bear the burden.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
18 July 2025
Adverb
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Tensions have waned as tsunami advisories, watches and warnings across the West Coast have largely dropped off as of late July 30, all in the wake of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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At the time, Pollio said the donation would largely be used to help schools lacking supplemental funding through parent-teacher associations, athletic events, booster clubs and alumni associations.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
31 July 2025
Adverb
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In northern Nigeria, where the population is largely Muslim, most farming communities targeted in similar attacks are also predominantly Muslim.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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Edwards also spent his retirement years being involved in the Prince Hall Masons, the oldest and largest predominantly Black fraternity in the U.S., and also studying his family history back to slavery, including visiting federal archives in Atlanta.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
Adverb
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Each cotton textile is one-of-a-kind, which basically means each shopper will get an exclusive bedding set unlike any other in the store.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 July 2025
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The surf has been basically flat here in Southern California for a couple of weeks.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
Adverb
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For example, Neapolitan-style pizza is generally a bit wet and doughy.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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But new ADUs were generally barred from neighborhoods zoned for single-family homes.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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