as in mainly
for the most part
the weather this month has been mostly mild
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Recent Examples of mostly
The contraceptives, which are mostly long-lasting types of birth control such as IUDs and injectables, are currently stored in a warehouse in Belgium.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
People – mostly men – would come from East Coast cities like New York to ranches on vacation, often dressed in full cowboy attire, according to Bryce Albright, executive director of the National Dude Ranchers Association, an organization that has been around for almost 100 years.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 30 July 2025
Many factors go into whether a tsunami will devastate communities or become mostly a false alarm.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 July 2025
An estimated 10,000 people lost their lives in the immediate aftermath of the quake, due mostly to the tsunami that followed the initial shaking.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 July 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
People – mostly men – would come from East Coast cities like New York to ranches on vacation, often dressed in full cowboy attire, according to Bryce Albright, executive director of the National Dude Ranchers Association, an organization that has been around for almost 100 years.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 30 July 2025
Many factors go into whether a tsunami will devastate communities or become mostly a false alarm.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 July 2025
An estimated 10,000 people lost their lives in the immediate aftermath of the quake, due mostly to the tsunami that followed the initial shaking.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mostly
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City officials previously said that increasing this particular tax had a number of benefits: for example, it is mainly paid by people who are not residents of Aurora.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Having invested $53 billion into capital expenditures in 2023 and $83 billion in 2024, Amazon is now forecasting a substantial $100 billion expenditure this year, mainly aimed at enhancing its AI capabilities.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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The company's Pentagon contracts are primarily to design AI systems that crunch large amounts of data to come up with potential strike targets.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Because that ring is still primarily a symbol of love.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Adverb
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Soto’s defensive struggles contribute to their 108.4 fly ball multiplier, while 1B Pete Alonso and 3B Mark Vientos are chiefly culpable for their 123.2 grounder multiplier.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Residents four years ago voted 3,022 to 439 to join the Trust for Public Land in buying Meadowood for more than $6 million, chiefly with the goal of preserving the former farmland and fields from large-scale development.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
18 July 2025
Adverb
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Tensions have waned as tsunami advisories, watches and warnings across the West Coast have largely dropped off as of late July 30, all in the wake of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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At the time, Pollio said the donation would largely be used to help schools lacking supplemental funding through parent-teacher associations, athletic events, booster clubs and alumni associations.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
31 July 2025
Adverb
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In northern Nigeria, where the population is largely Muslim, most farming communities targeted in similar attacks are also predominantly Muslim.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
26 July 2025
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In 1967: Riots in Detroit began at the predominantly Black neighborhood of Virginia Park.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
Adverb
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As a result, Montealegre recently took on a big new role as people experience lead — basically, director of human resources — for all 18 locations.—
Ryan Stowers,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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And that basically was the demise of our relationship.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
31 July 2025
Adverb
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Labor Day has long been an unofficial mark of the end of summer — and the next three-day weekend before students and workers generally resume their five-day weekly schedules.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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But new ADUs were generally barred from neighborhoods zoned for single-family homes.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mostly. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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