as in mostly
for the most part
the Little House books are substantially based on the memories of Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Adverb
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The winner was named Bear, a mostly black Lab, with Collie, Chow-Chow, a little standard poodle and some other blend, according to his family in Northborough, Massachusetts.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025 -
Even without their shocking-orange hue, Cheetos are mostly empty vectors for salt and fat.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
23 Aug. 2025
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Set four years after the events of the original film, Nobody 2 finds Hutch back at work as full-time assassin, mainly because a criminal organization bankrolled the $30 million Hutch needed to pay back the Russian mob after burning their gigantic stash of cash in the 2021 film.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Expect there to be a thunderstorm in spots in the evening; otherwise, mainly clear at night with a low near 81 degrees.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Keeping Detroit's depth chart largely unchanged at the top. Allen, meanwhile, brings the kind of experience Hooker lacks.—
Cecil Merkerson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Some men mistakenly believe such talk will promote LGBTQ+ issues, which remain largely taboo in much of West Africa.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The effect in football occurs in various forms, but chiefly when comparing individual players.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Amidst the frenzy of it all, Bradley has his vision locked chiefly on one thing.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
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The anti-lawn side described this as a major concern because lawns are primarily one type of grass, known as a monoculture.—
Chris McKeown,
The Enquirer,
16 Aug. 2025
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Freedom Colonies were primarily rural and agrarian, centering around land ownership, farming, and cooperative living.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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Louisiana suffers the nation's second-highest firearm death rate — and Bogalusa, a predominantly Black community with 10,000 residents, has seen dozens of shootings and a violent crime rate approaching twice the national average.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
NPR,
19 Aug. 2025
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It should not be lost on any of us that those cities mentioned are predominantly made up of people of color.—
Kevin A. Slayton Sr,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Occasional ticket sales, Klein told the Free Press, are generally treated as sales of personal items.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Practical Applications Some principles from their strategy can be applied generally: First, determine distinctive brand attributes, then concentrate on suitable platforms.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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After all, he got rid of basically every other cast member, from Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) to Aquaman (Jason Momoa).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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According to him, basically, anything that is shiny, metallic, or even remotely related to steel and aluminum could end up on the tariff list.—
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CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Substantially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substantially. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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