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mainline

[meyn-lahyn, -lahyn] / ˈmeɪnˌlaɪn, -ˈlaɪn /
ADJECTIVE
principal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dominant key leading main major outstanding paramount predominant preeminent primary prime prominent
STRONG
arch capital cardinal champion chief essential first head maximum premier sovereign star superior
WEAK
controlling crowning foremost greatest highest incomparable matchless peerless prevailing second to none stellar strongest supereminent supreme transcendent unapproachable unequaled unparalleled unrivaled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inconspicuous inessential inferior insignificant last lesser minor nonessential ordinary secondary subordinate trivial unimportant unknown
STRONG
auxiliary least lower poor
WEAK
extra
VERB
inject
Synonyms
STRONGEST
vaccinate
STRONG
inoculate jab shoot
WEAK
give a shot
Antonyms
WEAK
take out

Example Sentences

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It could have come to life as a lesser kind of Ferrari, a diminished derivative of one of the company’s mainline GT cars, with a turbocharged V8 under the hood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The service is installed on more than 300 of those planes but just 18 of its mainline jets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In the 2025 spending review, the Department of Transport secured £41m to introduce low earth orbit satellite connectivity on all mainline trains by 2030.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

The 04:28 Avanti West Coast service came off the tracks on the West Coast mainline at Shap in Cumbria on Monday morning after travelling at speeds of 80mph.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Of a student body of 5,700, about 400 participate in one of three evangelical student groups—more than the number of active mainline Protestants, the campus chaplain says.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times