as in mainly
for the most part
the weather this month has been mostly mild
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Recent Examples of mostly
By then, Urban Communities had mostly ghosted on its obligations.
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Aaron Mondry, Freep.com, 8 Jan. 2026
And though some male musicians, like the British rocker Yungblud or the R&B singer 4batz, have faced industry plant accusations, anyone paying attention can see that this term is mostly directed at female musicians.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Alexander, who just arrived with the Chargers last year as assistant GM, spent the previous five seasons with the New York Jets as their director of player personnel and, before that, spent 20 seasons in Baltimore, mostly in the scouting department.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
While the economy looks good in the aggregate, the Dow is hitting new highs based on speculation around AI and technology stocks, and the economy is mostly growing due to the spending of high-net-worth individuals.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
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Aaron Mondry, Freep.com, 8 Jan. 2026
And though some male musicians, like the British rocker Yungblud or the R&B singer 4batz, have faced industry plant accusations, anyone paying attention can see that this term is mostly directed at female musicians.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Alexander, who just arrived with the Chargers last year as assistant GM, spent the previous five seasons with the New York Jets as their director of player personnel and, before that, spent 20 seasons in Baltimore, mostly in the scouting department.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
While the economy looks good in the aggregate, the Dow is hitting new highs based on speculation around AI and technology stocks, and the economy is mostly growing due to the spending of high-net-worth individuals.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mostly
Adverb
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Ten states have chosen not to expand Medicaid to uninsured, low-income adults — an optional provision of the ACA that is mainly paid for by federal funds.—
Blake Farmer,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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The geocorona consists mainly of hydrogen atoms.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Cotton told the Los Angeles Times that filming primarily takes place in the castle's downstairs portion.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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And how has that censorship, primarily in European languages, influenced self-censorship within the Syrian writing in Arabic or otherwise?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The performance is forceful enough for this Bug to operate chiefly as a character study.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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They can be summoned via the third-party app Honk, which chiefly is used by tow truck operators to find stranded customers.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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While the company largely stays out of the headlines, Applecart has a leading place in an emerging but discreet cohort of companies and organizations aimed at reaching key figures in industry and government.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Zoey Deutch stars in the film as the actress Jean Seberg opposite a largely French cast, including Guillaume Marbeck as Breathless filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The valley has a predominantly Hispanic population.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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The overwhelming majority of the students are economically disadvantaged and predominantly Hispanic, TEA data shows.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This will require data-sharing from other city agencies, principally NYPD.—
Daniela Gilbert,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Of course, bringing the Robertson story to life through that brilliant and vivid sound and music, but principally through incredibly in-depth character interviews.—
Kathleen Rellihan,
Outside,
28 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Andy the Door Bum ended up basically playing a performance after almost all of those screenings.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Some look like squiggles, zigzaggy lightning bolts or sun rays, but the wonder, marveled Hammel-Sawyer, is how the makers were able to do the mental math to keep the patterns even and consistent, even for baskets that were basically everyday tools.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Carthen arrived on the red carpet on January 11 wearing emerald green Christian Siriano, which showed off every curve, and generally stopped all viewers right in their tracks.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
12 Jan. 2026
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There aren’t many orchestra conductors in Charlotte generally.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mostly. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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