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main

adjective as in absolute, utter

noun as in pipe for system

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One of the main differences between them is that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines require two shots given several weeks apart, while the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a single shot, which might be more appealing to some people.

Though the neighborhood’s main commercial corridor along Roosevelt Road was still thriving, a growing number of homes and buildings in the ward had been neglected or divided up into crowded apartments.

They’re trying to figure out the limitations of assembly-line production workers and kind of early on they think fatigue is the main limitation.

The main way it’s spread is by the air, either by larger droplets via close contact, or by smaller droplets called aerosols.

It comes with four different side compartments to fit smaller essentials as well as a main area for clothing, shoes, a laptop, and other larger items.

Flesh encircled him at the main pool of the Paradise Hotel and Residences at Boca.

They even switched off their location service—one of the main perks of the program.

At the same time, the heaviest parts—the main fuselage, the engines and wings—sink to the bottom.

In his statement, Rigi named Naser Boledi as a main mediator between him and representatives of NATO.

Sometimes, they had a backup aim if their main goal fell through as the night dragged on.

A second main division of our schooling was mathematical instruction of a sort.

To-day I have stood in the main battery which has fired a shot establishing, in its way, a record in the annals of destruction.

The main entrance is in the centre of the St. Martin's Lane front, and consists of a central roadway for carts and wagons, 15ft.

The percentage of gold to the notes—the main demand liability—has, of course, fallen from about 65 to 35 per cent.

When a leaf is so young that it wraps itself around the main stalk it's useless to try to turn it over.

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On this page you'll find 129 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to main, such as: central, essential, fundamental, leading, major, and particular.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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