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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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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 tax burden would be disproportionately felt by progressive mainline Protestant churches, Black evangelical churches and immigrant-majority Catholic and Protestant congregations, not to mention immigrant-majority mosques and temples.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

Alaska faced a similar outage just three months ago when a critical piece of hardware at a data center failed, bringing down its systems and forcing it to cancel about 10% of its mainline schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Black Muslims came in many stripes, from mainline Nation of Islam to the splinter Five Percenters.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover