mainly

[meyn-lee] / ˈmeɪn li /

ADVERB

for the most part

Synonyms

STRONG

chiefly primarily principally

WEAK

above all essentially first and foremost generally in general in the main largely most of all mostly on the whole overall predominantly substantially to the greatest extent usually

Antonyms

STRONG

secondarily

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“I believe we’re mainly on our own in our last phase of life and need to create our own personal reason for being.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Norriss’s existing clients, mainly American companies, also asked to increase orders.

From The Wall Street Journal

Reading is mainly done at bedtime and each child has a stack of books by their bed at their West Bromwich home.

From BBC

The Butterfly Effect apps targeted markets outside China, mainly North America, Japan and South Korea, Xiao said in a recent podcast.

From The Wall Street Journal

Proceeds will be used mainly for working capital, and the transaction is expected to generate a small gain of about 0.4 million ringgit, he adds.

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mainly

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