largely

[lahrj-lee] / ˈlɑrdʒ li /

ADVERB

to a great extent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broadly chiefly generally mostly predominantly principally widely

WEAK

abundantly as a rule by and large commodiously comprehensively considerably copiously expansively extensively extravagantly generously grandly immoderately imposingly in a big way in a grand manner lavishly liberally magnificently mainly on a large scale overall primarily prodigally prodigiously voluminously

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—European indexes largely rose at the open after uniformly slipping Wednesday, as a suite of positive updates helped sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the potential targets are largely predictable, the outcome is not.

From BBC

The central bank decided to hold interest rates steady after wrapping up its January policy meeting on Wednesday—largely in line with what economists expected heading into the meeting.

From Barron's

And people largely don’t update their withholding elections with their employer unless they get a new job, hence the bigger expected refunds this tax season.

From The Wall Street Journal

Industry experts largely expect SpaceX’s public listing to spur a fresh wave of investment in the space economy, which has benefited from renewed interest in recent years.

From MarketWatch

largely

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