mostly

[mohst-lee] / ˈmoʊst li /

ADVERB

generally, mainly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chiefly essentially frequently largely often particularly predominantly principally regularly usually

WEAK

above all almost entirely as a rule customarily for the most part in many instances many times most often on the whole overall primarily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infrequently rarely seldom

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But mostly she supports herself in the sport, in part by selling bikinis she designed on the beach in Luquillo, the tiny community on the northeast tip of the island where she lives.

From Los Angeles Times

"But mostly the challenge is to make them motivated about mining," he added.

From Barron's

The inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, are made mostly of rock and metal.

From Science Daily

But voters walking through a grocery store or a mall mostly don’t think that way.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s welcome, but it is mostly a symbolic gesture,” said Ricardo Torres Pérez, a Cuban economist at the American University in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal

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