as in chiefly
for the most part
the tourists were principally concerned with the quantity of the food, and only secondarily with the quality
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for principally
Adverb
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Soto’s defensive struggles contribute to their 108.4 fly ball multiplier, while 1B Pete Alonso and 3B Mark Vientos are chiefly culpable for their 123.2 grounder multiplier.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025 -
Residents four years ago voted 3,022 to 439 to join the Trust for Public Land in buying Meadowood for more than $6 million, chiefly with the goal of preserving the former farmland and fields from large-scale development.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2025
Adverb
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Having invested $53 billion into capital expenditures in 2023 and $83 billion in 2024, Amazon is now forecasting a substantial $100 billion expenditure this year, mainly aimed at enhancing its AI capabilities.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Door County, including the following locations, Washington Island, Sister Bay, Rowleys Bay and Ellison Bay.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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The company's Pentagon contracts are primarily to design AI systems that crunch large amounts of data to come up with potential strike targets.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Because that ring is still primarily a symbol of love.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Adverb
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The desert sand at the test site is composed mostly of grains of quartz and feldspar, with small crystals of calcite, hornblende, and augite mixed in.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The victims were mostly young, gay men Baumeister had lured to Fox Hollow.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
15 July 2025
Adverb
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But the visual result was stark, producing an FBI Headquarters building composed largely of tan-and-black squares looming over the sidewalk, broken up by an 11-story rear section built on massive supports.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
19 July 2025
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Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, became a billionaire in 2021 largely due to the success of her cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty, as well as her lingerie line, Savage x Fenty.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Adverb
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In northern Nigeria, where the population is largely Muslim, most farming communities targeted in similar attacks are also predominantly Muslim.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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In 1967: Riots in Detroit began at the predominantly Black neighborhood of Virginia Park.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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“Principally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principally. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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