as in mainly
for the most part
the weather this month has been mostly mild
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Recent Examples of mostly
Republicans mostly stayed in Patel's corner and focused on the issue of political violence.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
These same children, who are mostly between the ages of eleven and eighteen, saw the President’s bleeding ear and dozens, maybe even hundreds, of images of unfathomable trauma in Gaza.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
The four-day event is expected to be mostly sunny with high temperatures in the low 90s, but that could change.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
Orange cats, which are mostly male, are often seen as chaotic and friendly, while for example grey cats are often labeled aloof and independent.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
These same children, who are mostly between the ages of eleven and eighteen, saw the President’s bleeding ear and dozens, maybe even hundreds, of images of unfathomable trauma in Gaza.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
The four-day event is expected to be mostly sunny with high temperatures in the low 90s, but that could change.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
Orange cats, which are mostly male, are often seen as chaotic and friendly, while for example grey cats are often labeled aloof and independent.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mostly
Adverb
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In November and December, the above normal fire risk is mainly confined to southern California.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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People mainly wanna talk to me about that.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But 10 days into our Patagonian adventure, a little water—okay, a lot of water—wasn’t enough to deter us from heading out on a Zodiac tour around the Tucker Islets, a small cluster of islands and outcrops in the Strait of Magellan inhabited primarily by Magellanic penguins.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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Much of the world's launch capacity today is used to deploy smaller communications satellites into low-Earth orbit, primarily for broadband connectivity rather than for the video broadcast market once dominated by higher-altitude geosynchronous satellites.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This reflected higher capital expenditure in the period, Dunelm said, chiefly due to acquisition activity.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This unusual chemical process is confined chiefly around the comet's head, not its tail.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The talk show host had not revealed his children's names and has largely kept their faces off of social media.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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And largely that is replaced with people on devices or on video games.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Also included are funds for predominantly Black institutions and Native American-serving institutions, which are colleges that educate a large share of Black or Native students, but are not designated by the government as historically Black colleges or universities (HBCUs) or tribal colleges.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Charitable care systems began when hospitals were led by nuns who predominantly cared for the sick and poor.—
Megan Garnai,
IndyStar,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI have principally spurred this rising use of AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Jhonatan’s story echoes that of many Colombian fighters, driven by a sense of duty, but shaped principally by economic insecurity that makes enlisting abroad a more viable and lucrative option.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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By being so vague and by talking about speech that doesn't fit into any legal category, [Bondi] is basically opening the door for taking action against anyone who engages in speech that the president or the Department of Justice or Stephen Miller doesn't like.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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There are bold new innovations, like a setting spray that’s basically a finishing powder in a bottle, and a three-in-one foundation stick that also hydrates and primes.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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More generally, the Nepalese public criticized the government’s measures disproportionate impact on ordinary users.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Cities would also generally be prevented from imposing height and density limits based on how close a development is near a transit stop.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mostly. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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