1
as in originally
in the beginning
the university was primarily an agricultural college when it was founded over two centuries ago
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2
as in mainly
for the most part
ketchup is primarily made from tomatoes
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Recent Examples of primarily
Measles outbreaks continue to occur in West Texas, so far primarily among those who haven’t gotten the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
And a lot of it. Applying an overly generous amount of blush has emerged as the trend of the 2020s, primarily as a way to make a statement with even the most subtle makeup.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
The main avenue is the Film Investment Refund Switzerland (PICS), which primarily focuses on Swiss-international co-productions and is administered by the Federal Office of Culture.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
The emergency designation covers 176,000 square miles of terrain primarily in the West but also in the South, around the Great Lakes and in New England.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
And a lot of it. Applying an overly generous amount of blush has emerged as the trend of the 2020s, primarily as a way to make a statement with even the most subtle makeup.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
The main avenue is the Film Investment Refund Switzerland (PICS), which primarily focuses on Swiss-international co-productions and is administered by the Federal Office of Culture.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
The emergency designation covers 176,000 square miles of terrain primarily in the West but also in the South, around the Great Lakes and in New England.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primarily
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However, Daniels said that contract was signed by the conferences, Notre Dame and BCS Properties LLC—a legacy entity originally formed to manage the Bowl Championship Series media rights and that continues to serve as the intellectual property rights holder for the CFP brand.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Their trial, originally set for next week, has been postponed until July.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Still, sources told TMZ that Kenya felt wronged by Bravo, with the two mainly disagreeing over the gun claim and Kenya’s safety.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
6 Apr. 2025
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Belfort's reaction to the portrayal of himself and his life in The Wolf of Wall Street was mainly positive.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, the question of how much worth is placed on an Israeli life versus a Palestinian one is answered mostly in words, and thus, in too direct (and perhaps too didactic) a fashion, when so much of the movie’s drama could have grounded it emotionally.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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This was also a promise of HDMI eARC, which has mostly delivered.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Reagan ran for his first office, that governorship, chiefly on that platform, of gutting Berkeley, glorious, research-prodigious, most incredible public university ever Berkeley.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Lawmakers chiefly are trying to work out the delicate balance of extending Trump’s tax cuts, trimming Medicaid, increasing defense spending and raising the debt ceiling — without losing votes needed to pass Trump’s priorities and while finding room for agreement with the House.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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Interestingly, the benefit was restricted to those who consumed predominantly dark chocolate, who experienced whopping 21% decrease in developing Type 2 diabetes.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the final episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines, the precious agony of being alive is borne out in the death of Gwan-sik (played predominantly by Park Hae-joon in these final episodes), Ae-sun’s beloved husband and Geum-myeong and Eun-myeong’s dad.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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For the Celtics, there were 24 points from Brown but only 16 from Tatum, who struggled to 4-of-17 shooting, largely against the defense of Larsson.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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This collective effort is crucial for defending sectors like energy, healthcare, finance and critical infrastructure, which are largely managed by private companies.—
Israel Martinez,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Primarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primarily. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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