as in mainly
for the most part
the weather this month has been mostly mild
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The National team will be coached by a mostly Philadelphia Eagles staff led by senior defensive assistant Clint Hurtt.
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Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
The zoonotic virus can spread between animals and people, mostly fruit bats and pigs, with mild to severe symptoms from fevers to brain infection and death, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Only 28 per cent of Newcastle’s first-half attacks came down the middle, with Villa forcing the hosts into wide areas and, aside from one Lewis Miley header that drew an exceptional save from Martinez, mostly aimless crosses.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Tea Party activists often took the initiative to run in local races for school boards or county commissions; Indivisible’s headquarters focussed mostly on national issues and federal elections.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
The zoonotic virus can spread between animals and people, mostly fruit bats and pigs, with mild to severe symptoms from fevers to brain infection and death, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Only 28 per cent of Newcastle’s first-half attacks came down the middle, with Villa forcing the hosts into wide areas and, aside from one Lewis Miley header that drew an exceptional save from Martinez, mostly aimless crosses.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Tea Party activists often took the initiative to run in local races for school boards or county commissions; Indivisible’s headquarters focussed mostly on national issues and federal elections.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mostly
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Until recently, Kei cars have been mainly internal combustion engine powered, but Suzuki recently unveiled its Vision e-Sky concept electric Kei car.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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It was followed by professional and business services, adding 1,100, and government (mainly education), adding 1,000.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This primarily affects commercial PCs.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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But unlike Waabi, Wayve has focused primarily on passenger vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems rather than trucking.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Fenerbahce offered to take up Duran’s salary on a season-long loan at the start of July, yet his time in Turkey has been slow-going, chiefly down to injury.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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The essay needed to be written because no prominent voices are addressing the distinct possibility that Iran’s ethnics might secede, chiefly the larger ones with kin across borders.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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While speaking in Toledo, Vance largely reiterated the administration’s points that acquiring Greenland would boost American national security interests and its critical minerals supply chain.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Jan. 2026
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Greenland also possesses vast, largely untapped mineral reserves, including rare earths critical to advanced technology and military systems.—
Paul McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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The pair is slated to feature a predominantly red upper with matching red elephant print overlays, a cream tongue, eyestay and midsole and a black heel, liner and outsole.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
22 Jan. 2026
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More recent on-screen projects have predominantly been animated.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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This rising use of AI has principally been spurred by the evolving advances and widespread adoption of generative AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The most common type of gallstone consists principally of cholesterol.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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The guy basically created maybe half the content that’s on the Food Network with this production company.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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When the genome project ended, our institute pivoted to begin to use genomics as part of medicine, basically using genomic information about individual patients to improve their medical management.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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Local police are generally barred from cooperating with immigration enforcement under state law.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Workers’ compensation generally provides coverage for on-the-job injuries sustained by employees.—
John Perlstein,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mostly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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