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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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 -
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
Adverb
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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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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
Adverb
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Like beef, rice sold in the U.S. is domestically produced, but nearly a third is imported, primarily jasmine rice from Thailand and basmati rice from India, the USDA states.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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For plush toys specifically, that growth primarily began in the pandemic, said Juli Lennett, US toys industry adviser at Circana.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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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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“Principally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principally. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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