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

Example Sentences

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It mainly involves massive Be stars and represents about 10% of them.

From Science Daily

Nontraded loan funds are marketed mainly to wealthy individuals, while a parallel set of publicly traded funds can be bought by anyone.

From Barron's

For decades millions of Indian students have opted to study abroad, taking loans and using up family savings, mainly to migrate for better work opportunities.

From BBC

He said this was mainly because of the unregulation of such maternity services and that it was not illegal to place a baby on its front.

From BBC

Grégoire's win in Paris was in line with opinion polls and confirmed the capital's reputation as a mainly left-wing city.

From BBC

mainly

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