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Synonyms
altogether, basically, by and large, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally, substantially
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All of this would soon change, mostly because of the outcomes of two games in a span of 18 hours. — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, "The Story of Tom Herman, Ed Orgeron and LSU's Wild 2016 Coaching Search," 2 Sep. 2019 Early shows that had consisted mostly of mermaids performing stunts such as eating and drinking underwater were extended to musical productions. — Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, "Floridaâs mermaid spring still sings its siren song," 2 Sep. 2019 Patterson, eye black still on his face, was mostly taciturn. — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan football's new offense and Shea Patterson are a perfect fit," 1 Sep. 2019 The artâs good, mostly drawn from the Wadsworth Atheneumâs permanent collection. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, "Time for a Riot: Camp Fashion at the Met, and a Real Riot at the Stonewall," 31 Aug. 2019 Though Luke is an alum, fans who had hopes of Ole Miss hiring a big-name coach to replace Freeze have never really embraced him and have viewed him mostly as a short-term caretaker as the program rides out the impact of significant NCAA penalties. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, "Tennessee stunned in worst loss ever and more college football observations from Week 1," 31 Aug. 2019 Is Arrested on Triple-Murder Charges Biles and her brother did not grow up in the same household, with the gymnast being raised mostly in Texas, while Biles-Thomas grew up in Ohio. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "Simone Biles' Boyfriend Says 'Strongest' Rise Up from 'Dark Places' After Her Brother's Arrest," 31 Aug. 2019 The Bulldogs did tack on a pair of touchdowns against a group of mostly second-stringers. — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, "No. 10 Texas cruises past La. Tech as No. 6 LSU looms," 31 Aug. 2019 Kid-size beds have since been mostly consigned to kidsâminus one notable exception: college dorms. — Alia Wong, The Atlantic, "The Ballad of the Twin XL Mattress," 31 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mostly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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