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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mainly

About 40% of his staff have come from abroad, with rest mainly local.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

For now, they mainly help evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield or ferry supplies -- reducing the need to send more men into the kill zone.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Traditionally, at age 60, target-date funds go mainly into bonds. I disagree with that strategy,” said Robert Pozen, a senior lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Slc6a20a is found mainly in brain regions involved in cognition, including the cortex and hippocampus.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

It is a festival mainly for the children, but of course everyone who can takes part.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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