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in the main

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the mainadverb

    for the most part

    "he is mainly interested in butterflies"

  2. generally, in general, in the mainadverb

    without distinction of one from others

    "he is interested in snakes in general"

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  1. in the main

    "In the main" is a phrase used to indicate that a statement or comment applies primarily or generally to a situation, but may not cover all aspects or details. It means for the most part, usually, generally, mostly or predominantly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in the main in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in the main in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of in the main in a Sentence

  1. Keenan Overton:

    Fisher-Price and Mattel, their parent company, we are in negotiations to discuss kind of what we expect from talking about and speaking out on the dangers of this chair, our main thing is to inform other people so, that it won't happen to somebody else.

  2. Kedon Slovis:

    This is not gonna turn around overnight, we’re trying to build something here, and Coach Donte has done a great job of starting to hold guys accountable and changing the culture and building the culture. You’re not gonna see it change in one week, and we have a lot of work to do, and the main thing, the message we’re kind of having is we got to stay together and stay up.

  3. The NFL:

    Chosen by each of the 32 clubs to serve as their Draft ambassadors, fans selected to the ‘Inner Circle’ will have a front row seat to the NFL Draft Main Stage to cheer on their team's picks, to further the NFL's efforts in promoting the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine when available, and consistent with guidance from the CDC, fans selected to sit in the ‘Inner Circle’ must be fully vaccinated.

  4. Social Security deputy commissioner:

    The main reason that these overpayments existed in the first place, this is what our study showed, is because the individual did not follow their reporting responsibilities, they did not report to us, as they as they agreed to do, the fact that their status changed, that they started working, that they married, that they were put in jail, that they no longer were students.

  5. Morgan Griffith:

    If it was all random, why was he asking if it was the Republican baseball practice? That’s not random. That’s a specific, intended target. As an aside, was he thinking about, you know, he would die in a blaze of glory? That’s certainly possible but that’s not his main motivation here, he was looking, in my opinion, for Republicans, in an attempt to kill Republicans. I don’t think there’s anybody who looks at the evidence completely and rationally who can come to any other conclusion.

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