1
as in usually
according to the usual course of things
after lunch we generally go for a walk
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as in mostly
for the most part
generally, I don't care for raw vegetables
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Recent Examples of generally
But traumatic episodes like the Notre-Dame fire generally provoke returns to the safe and familiar, not experimentation.
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David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
The Japanese anime industry operates on an extremely rigid quarterly calendar, in which shows generally all begin around the same time and wrap after three months of airing.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Swalwell challenged the early-stage inquiry into his mortgage in part by citing the Privacy Act, which governs the release of identifying documents within the government and generally prevents their release without a person’s consent.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
As the 7 o’clock hour dwindles, so does the seriousness of the news, generally.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
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David A. Bell, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
The Japanese anime industry operates on an extremely rigid quarterly calendar, in which shows generally all begin around the same time and wrap after three months of airing.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
Swalwell challenged the early-stage inquiry into his mortgage in part by citing the Privacy Act, which governs the release of identifying documents within the government and generally prevents their release without a person’s consent.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
As the 7 o’clock hour dwindles, so does the seriousness of the news, generally.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generally
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General obligation bonds, or GO bonds, are usually used to fund public projects that won’t generate any profit, such as parks maintenance, road upgrades or, in this case, to pay down the district’s debt.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Modern soil usually doesn’t support his kind.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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While they are considered apex predators, grizzlies are mostly opportunistic in their eating habits than wolves, Cummings said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The show mostly avoids the politics that swirl around the design business, especially these days when critics are obsessed with the environmental evils of fast fashion and the shortcomings of an industry known to exploit labor around the globe.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Brake gently as needed - Brake normally if the vehicle has anti-lock brakes and pump brakes gently if in an older vehicle.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
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Stockbrokers normally aren’t fiduciaries, meaning they’re not required to put their clients’ best interests first.—
Liz Weston,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Golden State’s run came mainly from expansion draft selections as players like Burton, Thornton and Zandalasini all shined in bigger roles.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The population is increasing, mainly because they were protected (in) 1994.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Elders taken into state care typically agree to be sent to homes chosen for them, DCF said.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Symptoms of chickenpox typically appear between 10 and 21 days after being exposed to the virus.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Control over the strait is now the regime’s greatest source of leverage, and the war’s outcome will depend chiefly on whether Iran still holds sway over it, and thus global energy markets.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Those who read chiefly for pleasure are more comfortable letting details blur.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The community Fogo Island Inn sits on Joe Batt’s Arm, one of 11 communities on the island that are powered primarily by a single economic engine—its fishery.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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The sharp rise owes to a cocoa shortage caused primarily by adverse weather and crop disease in West Africa, which accounts for about 70% of the world’s cocoa.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Shailin’s relatives in Iran—largely deprived of a voice themselves—told her to publicize their plight.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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These reforms, targeted mainly at commercial and industrial buildings in dense downtowns, largely missed the looming crisis in suburban residential areas that were slowly building themselves into a different kind of tinderbox that burned from the outside in.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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