1
as in usually
according to the usual course of things
after lunch we generally go for a walk
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2
as in mostly
for the most part
generally, I don't care for raw vegetables
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Recent Examples of generally
Urquhart said generally the recovery time for rest is a matter of weeks, and is generally six to eight weeks.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
They are generally adopted by the CDC director, along with professional societies such as the American Academy of Pediatricians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
In one group, countries would generally charge one another lower tariffs.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
The White House and the Office of Personnel Management declined to say Friday how many probationary workers, who generally have less than a year on the job, have so far been dismissed.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
They are generally adopted by the CDC director, along with professional societies such as the American Academy of Pediatricians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
In one group, countries would generally charge one another lower tariffs.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
The White House and the Office of Personnel Management declined to say Friday how many probationary workers, who generally have less than a year on the job, have so far been dismissed.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generally
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While popes have the option of keeping their baptismal name, every pope for the last 470 years has chosen to change his name, usually to honor a predecessor and to signal their intention to emulate his example.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Steve Grobman, chief technology officer at McAfee, says there is usually much more going on than just an innocent wrong number.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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Steenstrup then came up with the title, which refers in Norway mostly to offspring of wealthy people.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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The study argued, however, that because the data centers would mostly not have been established without the incentive, their overall economic impact was significantly positive.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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Organized, potent thunderstorms are forecast to ramp up starting Thursday, April 17, with subsequent rounds of severe weather right through Easter on Sunday, April 20, mainly focused on the central United States, AccuWeather said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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More aggressive immigration enforcement actions took place last month, mainly at Ivy League and elite campuses in the Northeast, including Columbia University, where foreign students who supported pro-Palestinian protests were arrested for deportation.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Roman Catholic Church has about 1.3 billion members worldwide, and papal funerals typically draw millions of mourners to Rome.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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That is slightly above the average of 67 degrees typically seen this time of year in the metro.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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The GameCube adapter is only supported on the original Switch for very specific games, chiefly Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
16 Apr. 2025
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High Stakes Holiday is chiefly lensing in the Palms Casino in Las Vegas.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2025
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The 22-year-old is also popular on social media, primarily on TikTok and Instagram.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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There’s the inevitable factor of the character being 100 percent secondary to Ray (this is primarily Brian Tyree Henry’s joint, after all, welcome recurring buddy-movie dynamic of Henry and Wagner Moura notwithstanding).—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Its double-digit yield is largely the product of a slumping stock, with shares off by more than 70% over the past few years amid slumping top and bottom lines.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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More Southern Grandma Makeup Tips 7 Old-School Beauty Trends That Are Coming Back This Year Choose a Semi-Matte Lipstick While lip gloss has largely remained the favorite tube of the past two decades, a more natural-finish lipstick offers a dose of longer-lasting color and an inherent elegance.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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Asian nations also paid tribute, especially in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, where church bells tolled on Monday across the capital of Manila.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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These architects’ developed an initial three-pronged strategy: to retain the essence of the property’s characteristics, to co-generate design ideas with family members and to build new structures predominantly with materials already on site.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Generally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generally. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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