as in mostly
for the most part
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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During the last eight hours, fountains shot up to 600 feet high, mainly through the south vent at the closed area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Hydrating 3-in-1 Hair and Scalp Serum, mainly because its active ingredients just work—plain and simple.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 21 Mar. 2025
It’s not based on experts’ subjective opinions, but mainly on the Gallup World Poll, which asks people in each country to measure their own life satisfaction on a scale of 1 to 10.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Since his January 20 inauguration, President Donald Trump has implemented sweeping change, mainly through executive orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Hydrating 3-in-1 Hair and Scalp Serum, mainly because its active ingredients just work—plain and simple.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 21 Mar. 2025
It’s not based on experts’ subjective opinions, but mainly on the Gallup World Poll, which asks people in each country to measure their own life satisfaction on a scale of 1 to 10.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
Since his January 20 inauguration, President Donald Trump has implemented sweeping change, mainly through executive orders.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Adverb
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Leucistic animals may be mostly white or have patches of white coloration.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025
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As some know, director/screenwriter Elijah Bynum’s harrowing feature has been collecting dust on the shelf for two years due mostly to Majors’ problems, including his conviction of misdemeanor assaults against Grace Jabbari.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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While primarily measured in his actions, Cromwell is outwardly exhausted.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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The 5 Best Comforter Sets, According To Our Testing What Is Down? Down refers to the soft, fluffy undercoating found on waterfowl, primarily ducks and geese.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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The system is log-jammed here chiefly because there are too many bodies and too few pathologists and toxicologists to handle the load.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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Around 65,000 moved to the U.S., chiefly to the East Coast; also to cities in western Pennsylvania and Ohio.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Infrastructure and landscape-scale projects that help protect communities from wildfires and floods are largely out of reach for local government budgets.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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That was largely the result of hard-hustling Omaha outrebounding St. John’s by 10 before the break.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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In the final episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines, the precious agony of being alive is borne out in the death of Gwan-sik (played predominantly by Park Hae-joon in these final episodes), Ae-sun’s beloved husband and Geum-myeong and Eun-myeong’s dad.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Interestingly, the benefit was restricted to those who consumed predominantly dark chocolate, who experienced whopping 21% decrease in developing Type 2 diabetes.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The original music video is basically a love letter to the sandwich itself, packed with shoutouts to favorite bodegas, playful debates over prices, and the kind of everyday moments that define a New York morning.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Before that, there was basically nothing publicly linking him to this process or any other billion-dollar sports sale in the past.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Custom software, developed specifically for a client, is generally exempt from tax.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Overall, the upcoming week will bring dry conditions, but generally light winds.—
Daniel Peck,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mainly. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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