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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Recent Examples of substantially
For cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy, researchers found that receiving the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine within about 100 days of starting immune checkpoint therapy was associated with substantially better survival.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, Disney hiked the prices of its Disney+ plans and bundles, and NBCUniversal’s Peacock raised its subscription price substantially in August ahead of the NBA season.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
However, the deal’s exact structure isn’t clear and could include stock options or profit sharing that would substantially increase the Broccoli family’s payout.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
The filing responds to the defendants’ motion to dismiss the suit, which claims the newspaper’s reporting was substantially true and protected by the First Amendment.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The President said earlier in the day that the space would fit 999 people, substantially more than the capacity of the East Room.
—Connor Greene, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Since the ceasefire went into effect, the flow of aid has increased substantially.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
This technique, the researchers say, substantially reduces message traffic, decreasing the chance the network might seize up.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2025
The salary is expected to allow the Bruins to compete to hire a coach with a substantially higher salary than Foster’s.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Earlier this month, Disney hiked the prices of its Disney+ plans and bundles, and NBCUniversal’s Peacock raised its subscription price substantially in August ahead of the NBA season.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
However, the deal’s exact structure isn’t clear and could include stock options or profit sharing that would substantially increase the Broccoli family’s payout.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
The filing responds to the defendants’ motion to dismiss the suit, which claims the newspaper’s reporting was substantially true and protected by the First Amendment.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The President said earlier in the day that the space would fit 999 people, substantially more than the capacity of the East Room.
—Connor Greene, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Since the ceasefire went into effect, the flow of aid has increased substantially.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
This technique, the researchers say, substantially reduces message traffic, decreasing the chance the network might seize up.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2025
The salary is expected to allow the Bruins to compete to hire a coach with a substantially higher salary than Foster’s.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for substantially
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The third browser wars The second round of browser wars concluded with Google Chrome’s dominance, mostly due to its speed and integration with the wider Google ecosystem.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Charlotte-area group led by local governmental officials is one of 16 regional councils in the state that mostly focus on economic development, planning and social services that extend beyond single communities.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Oct. 2025
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As the book of Ecclesiastes notes, nothing is ever really new, mainly because everything has always been new.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Throughout his reign of terror, mainly in the 1970s, he was known to have had at least 33 victims.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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However, unlike beer or cheese, where microbes are intentionally introduced and controlled, fermentation in cocoa beans is a spontaneous process and largely uncontrolled.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Ellison family has 100% voting control over Paramount Skydance; the Paramount-Skydance deal was largely bankrolled by Oracle founder Larry Ellison (David’s father).—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
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Gus Van Sant’s landmark drama is chiefly remembered for River Phoenix’s nakedly anguished performance as Mike, a spiritually adrift gay hustler.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025
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Tea was consumed chiefly in private; Mother poured out.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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But for all that lean bulkers profess online that their physical changes serve their health, many of them are primarily motivated by aesthetics.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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The answers to these questions are the subject of an exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts of close to 100 works — primarily contemporary — by 62 Anishinaabe artists from 21 tribes from Michigan and the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada.—
Jane L. Levere,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The Bangladeshi ‘Gen Z revolution’ involved weeks of intense protests, predominantly led by students, and resulted in the ousting of the nation’s long-serving leader Sheikh Hasina.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The children were predominantly Black, and Lorincz, a white woman then in her late fifties, interpreted their ordinary play as an ongoing crime, or a conspiracy to drive her insane.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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It is generally assumed that San Francisco 49ers star linebacker Fred Warner is out for the rest of the season after suffering a broken and dislocated ankle last Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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This crowd-pleaser doesn’t principally tell Jarrett’s story, though, but that of the promoter, Vera Brandes, who began booking musicians as a teenager and was not yet 20 at the time of Jarrett’s triumph.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Our commerce writer Julia Harrison writes that her Moccamaster One Cup is a delight, principally because of its simplicity as a drip coffee maker—free of extraneous frothers or digital interfaces or timers.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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