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
The Enquirer generally does not name individuals who have been charged with misdemeanors.
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Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
During times of stress, sudden retail redemptions could force asset sales at discounts, triggering liquidity crunches and pricing shocks in what have generally been stable markets.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s an enormous up-front investment for pediatric practices, generally second only to employees in terms of cost.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Private contractors working with the government are generally off the job and their pay depends on their employer’s policies.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
During times of stress, sudden retail redemptions could force asset sales at discounts, triggering liquidity crunches and pricing shocks in what have generally been stable markets.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
That’s an enormous up-front investment for pediatric practices, generally second only to employees in terms of cost.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Private contractors working with the government are generally off the job and their pay depends on their employer’s policies.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generally
Adverb
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For economists who follow the job market, the first Friday of the month is usually like Christmas morning.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Aeration is usually done at the end of summer and in fall after the hot weather.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Uncut Gems star and wife Jackie tied the knot back in 2003, and have been tight-knit ever since, keeping their personal life mostly private while turning many of their film projects into family affairs.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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In October 2011, during the peak of Glee, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk debuted a horror series that eventually broke ground as the first anthology to reinvent itself each season with a brand-new story, setting, and characters played by (mostly) familiar faces.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Furloughed workers are barred from doing their jobs and normally do not receive back pay until funding is restored.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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The 5-star analyst mainly noted lucrative prospects in agentic security for CrowdStrike and the evolution of its agentic security operations center (SOC).—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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For 70 years, three families — the Joneses, the Hoppers, and the Creagers — battled for influence, mainly to score the coveted county jobs locals depended on for income, regularly accusing one another of corruption and election rigging.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The harvest moon is the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox, either in September or October, typically in September.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The vortex is a gigantic, circular area of cold air high up in the atmosphere that typically spins over the North Pole (as its name suggests).—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Today’s cinephiles remember Warren Beatty, age 88, chiefly for the suspense of Bonnie & Clyde (1967) but forget his intellectually demanding drama Reds (1981).—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Max & Helen’s is chiefly inspired by Maine’s Palace Diner, which is widely noted for its elevation of comfort-food staples.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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There are also patchy or partial fall colors in the western part of the country, primarily in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, and Nevada.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Historically, people have primarily been consumers of media, not creators.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Coming off his strong game at Washington, this was another step forward for Sayin, who had largely been asked to keep the ball short in his first month as starter.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Today, there are active farm-to-school programs in all fifty states; almost half of these started up in the past few years, owing largely to the influx of Biden-era funding.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Generally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generally. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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