as in mainly
for the most part
the weather this month has been mostly mild
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Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly lower on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that tariffs, first announced in April, will take effect on August 1 for countries that haven’t struck a deal.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 July 2025
Instead, they are driven around the company campus in a shuttle bus while a guide describes what’s going on in the various, mostly nondescript buildings.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Headed into Thursday, showers and a thunderstorm are likely after 2 p.m. Conditions throughout the day are expected to be mostly cloudy with a high near 91.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2025
Usually, her work involves structures that are mostly burned or damaged.
—Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 July 2025
Instead, they are driven around the company campus in a shuttle bus while a guide describes what’s going on in the various, mostly nondescript buildings.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Headed into Thursday, showers and a thunderstorm are likely after 2 p.m. Conditions throughout the day are expected to be mostly cloudy with a high near 91.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2025
Usually, her work involves structures that are mostly burned or damaged.
—Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mostly
Adverb
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Showers and possibly a thunderstorm are expected mainly between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., with a chance of precipitation continuing into the evening.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
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Mamdani won mainly by tapping into one of the two issues New Yorkers care about the most: affordability (the other is quality of life).—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
Adverb
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Like so many other airplane procedures, dimming the cabin lights during takeoff and landing is primarily done for safety reasons, which a pilot and a flight attendant outline below.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2025
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La Paz’s comparatively modest number of visitors is, in part, a question of access: La Paz’s airport almost exclusively serves domestic destinations, with direct flights primarily from Mexico City and Guadalajara.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
Adverb
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The film’s most resonant moments and implications lie elsewhere—chiefly, in Spike’s relationships with his parents.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
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The Senate bill directs the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service to auction between 2 million and 3.3 million acres over the next five years, chiefly for housing and related community development infrastructure.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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Their lineup has serious pop already, largely courtesy of Aaron Judge, but if the Yankees are able to add another potential 45 home run bat, the lineup adds an extra element of power.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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But economists largely agree that trade deficits are not losses or subsidies.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
Adverb
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The predominantly green color of the image indicates dense vegetal growth—a sign of a healthy rainforest.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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Although the program itself is considered to be high quality and secular, its connection to a larger, controversial state curriculum with religious references — predominantly Christian — prompted concerns from a couple of school board members.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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Some tried cell boosters—basically the use of an amplifier to better pass the macro network signal from outside to inside.—
Manish Tiwari,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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In April, the president imposed a 10% tariff on basically every item imported into the U.S.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 July 2025
Adverb
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Even outside of Texas, building new power lines is extremely hard as there are strict rules about what can be built and where, and people generally don't want new lines in their area.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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And there’s no disputing that the high tariffs that Trump put on U.S. imports from China in his first term, tariffs generally left in place by former President Joe Biden, have had an impact on the trade relationship.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://x0upouf933.proxynodejs.usequeue.com/thesaurus/mostly. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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