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
An appeal is generally only allowed once the temporary restraining order is converted to a longer lasting preliminary injunction.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Custom software, developed specifically for a client, is generally exempt from tax.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Overall, the upcoming week will bring dry conditions, but generally light winds.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
And while more of Gen Z people hold both two-year and four-year degrees as compared to Millennials and Generation X did at their age, they are generally underemployed due to a tough job market.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Custom software, developed specifically for a client, is generally exempt from tax.
—Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Overall, the upcoming week will bring dry conditions, but generally light winds.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
And while more of Gen Z people hold both two-year and four-year degrees as compared to Millennials and Generation X did at their age, they are generally underemployed due to a tough job market.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generally
Adverb
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His process usually begins the same way: examining the release language tucked near the end of the agreement, where the list of parties shielded from liability appears.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Reynolds, who moonlights as co-owner of Welsh soccer club Wrexham A.F.C., turned up alongside super-creator Taylor Sheridan (whose own athletics usually involve cattle), NBA investor Mark Cuban and former Obama commerce secretary Penny Prtizker.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Unfortunately, the question of how much worth is placed on an Israeli life versus a Palestinian one is answered mostly in words, and thus, in too direct (and perhaps too didactic) a fashion, when so much of the movie’s drama could have grounded it emotionally.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Thankfully, the four of us in the band are mostly aligned politically, which is a gift when our individual personalities are often reduced to a single, public entity.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The New England Patriots are in desperate need of playmakers after focusing mainly on defensive help in free agency.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The species mainly feeds on tree sap, using sharp incisors to gnaw through the bark and access the sticky fluid inside.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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What went cruelly overlooked was the larger effect of such coercion: lasting trauma for Schneider, whose outspokenness over the years about her experience typically went unnoticed.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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In a corporate office, employees typically do not sit in one spot all day.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Those recommendations are rooted in research that often gets funded if not conducted by, then synthesized by, good people in the federal government, chiefly the CDC.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Shorter wavelengths, such as blue and violet, scatter away, while longer wavelengths —chiefly red and orange — more easily pass through and illuminate the lunar surface.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The Mets have plenty of outfielders on the roster with Starling Marte and Jesse Winker primarily used as platoon DHs.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
13 Apr. 2025
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It is primarily grown in Africa and Asia, with the majority coming from Ethiopia and India.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Sanders' appearance, which occurred at around 8:15 p.m., was largely unexpected.—
Sam Morgen,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Apple, which relies on a supply chain based largely in China, saw shares climb 2.2%.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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In the predominantly Kurdish cities of Diyarbakir and Van in southeast Turkey, people gathered in public spaces, dancing in anticipation of the announcement.—
ROBERT BADENDIECK AND SUZAN FRASER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Olive Sturgess, who acted on television and film predominantly in the 1950s and 1960s, died February 19 in Los Angeles.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Generally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generally. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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