About and Chiefly

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About adverb - Very close to but not completely.

Usage example: about as many women as men signed up for the course in auto repair

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Chiefly and about are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Chiefly" instead an adverb "About".

Chiefly adverb - For the most part.

Usage example: our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies

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About and chiefly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "About" instead an adverb "Chiefly".

Nearby Word: chief

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