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generally speaking

ADVERB

overall

Synonyms

WEAK

all over chiefly everyplace everywhere in the long run largely mainly mostly on the whole predominantly primarily principally throughout

Antonyms

WEAK

incomplete narrow

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The real rub here is that generally speaking, neither me, nor you, nor a dog named Boo has been able to ride the incredible run-ups these companies have enjoyed.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

But generally speaking, drivers elsewhere shouldn’t get too excited about their own state copying the tax-holiday tactic.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Documentary filmmakers are, generally speaking, not the glitziest figures in show business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

But generally speaking, it’s evident that the GDP release overstated second-quarter growth and consequently the rate for the first half of this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

I can tell you now that it was an arctic fox whose fur, generally speaking, is as white as snow, making it extremely difficult to spot in the winter.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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