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
Urquhart said generally the recovery time for rest is a matter of weeks, and is generally six to eight weeks.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
They are generally adopted by the CDC director, along with professional societies such as the American Academy of Pediatricians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
In one group, countries would generally charge one another lower tariffs.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
The White House and the Office of Personnel Management declined to say Friday how many probationary workers, who generally have less than a year on the job, have so far been dismissed.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
They are generally adopted by the CDC director, along with professional societies such as the American Academy of Pediatricians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
In one group, countries would generally charge one another lower tariffs.
—Ian Austen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
The White House and the Office of Personnel Management declined to say Friday how many probationary workers, who generally have less than a year on the job, have so far been dismissed.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generally
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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
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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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Teneo found intelligence gathering by the New Orleans Police Department remains mostly reactive and lacks advanced tools and formal coordination protocols.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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More aggressive immigration enforcement actions took place last month, mainly at Ivy League and elite campuses in the Northeast, including Columbia University, where foreign students who supported pro-Palestinian protests were arrested for deportation.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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On Thursday, the Dow's losses were mainly attributed to UnitedHealth Group's selloff after the company cut its annual profit forecast.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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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
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The GameCube adapter is only supported on the original Switch for very specific games, chiefly Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.—
Matt Kamen,
Wired News,
16 Apr. 2025
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High Stakes Holiday is chiefly lensing in the Palms Casino in Las Vegas.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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There’s the inevitable factor of the character being 100 percent secondary to Ray (this is primarily Brian Tyree Henry’s joint, after all, welcome recurring buddy-movie dynamic of Henry and Wagner Moura notwithstanding).—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The 22-year-old is also popular on social media, primarily on TikTok and Instagram.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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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
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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 22 Apr. 2025.
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