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
Participants who maintained a steady body size generally had slower decline in memory and thinking.
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New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
While most Type 1 examples are coupes, a convertible was available from the beginning, and these generally command a premium across the board.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Thanks to climate change, Cosmism’s ambivalent and generally hostile attitude towards the natural world should also sound familiar.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Americans Are Drinking Less Americans are generally drinking less than before, according to survey data.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2025
While most Type 1 examples are coupes, a convertible was available from the beginning, and these generally command a premium across the board.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Thanks to climate change, Cosmism’s ambivalent and generally hostile attitude towards the natural world should also sound familiar.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Americans Are Drinking Less Americans are generally drinking less than before, according to survey data.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generally
Adverb
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Seasonal allergic rhinitis is what most people think of as hay fever — allergy symptoms that flare up at certain times of the year, usually in the spring, summer or fall, when pollen from trees, grasses or weeds is in the air.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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To keep things running smoothly, remove the filter (usually found at the bottom of the dishwasher), rinse it under warm water, and use a soft brush to scrub away any buildup.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Kiko mostly bypassed the Hawaiian islands with its fiercest winds, as so many storms have before, and will instead fade off into the Pacific Ocean over the vast western end of the island chain that remains a mystery to many.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The upside, however, to sitting through this questionable season of what has been a mostly dreamy series?—
Vogue,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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The normally quiet airport turned festive.—
Rafael Romo,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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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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Soldiers have also been spotted in parks carrying out tasks typically assigned to gardeners and landscapers – shoveling mulch, blowing leaves and scooping up trash.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Demand for the grades 6-12 school, which typically sees over 90% of its graduates enroll in college, grew for the new facility, with a waitlist for admission as evidence, Principal Chelsea McWilliams told the Herald.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
13 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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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
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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
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“Generally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generally. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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