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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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as in mainly
for the most part
ketchup is primarily made from tomatoes
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Recent Examples of primarily
The company makes its profit primarily through charges to customers for its infrastructure projects, including undergrounding power lines.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
The Republican president has argued the federal office hasn’t improved student outcomes and is unnecessary in a country where states and local districts primarily control education from funding to hiring and curriculum.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
And during his first term in the White House from 2017 until 2021, Trump implemented tariffs on solar panels, which are primarily produced in China, and on select Chinese industries, including medical and aerospace production.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
The latest round of firings, which were first reported by Bloomberg, come after an initial round in February focusing primarily on the other parts of the agency that do not handle immigration enforcement.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
The Republican president has argued the federal office hasn’t improved student outcomes and is unnecessary in a country where states and local districts primarily control education from funding to hiring and curriculum.
—Bianca Vázquez Toness, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
And during his first term in the White House from 2017 until 2021, Trump implemented tariffs on solar panels, which are primarily produced in China, and on select Chinese industries, including medical and aerospace production.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
The latest round of firings, which were first reported by Bloomberg, come after an initial round in February focusing primarily on the other parts of the agency that do not handle immigration enforcement.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primarily
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This story was originally published March 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2025
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This story was originally published March 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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Try These Two Easy Ways Flavor Gone are the days when instant was synonymous with weak coffee, bitter and astringent, and mainly made with Robusta beans instead of the preferred arabica.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Most of the developers of AI technologies are mainly focused on capabilities and performance, but more data and more compute won’t fix the bias issue.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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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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That truce was shattered Tuesday by Israeli airstrikes that killed more than 400 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
20 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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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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With last summer’s signing Sander Berge acting predominantly as the sole pivot to instigate his side’s build-up, the remaining midfielders push forward to form a triangle on either side of him — typically Emile Smith Rowe on the left and either Sasa Lukic or Andreas Pereira on the right.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The timing of peak bloom varies each year, largely due to temperatures, with warmer temperatures leading to earlier peak blooms.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Here’s what that means and what economics research suggests would be the impact By Meghan Bartels edited by Jeanna Bryner Confusion over tariffs has largely shaped the first months of President Donald Trump’s second term.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Primarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primarily. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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