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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Global stock markets and U.S. futures largely edged higher as traders in parts of Asia, the U.S. and Canada take a breath for public holidays.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aaron Zitner is a reporter and editor in The Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau, focusing largely on how politics are driven by demographic and economic change.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is a dramatic change for a largely conservative society with extremely limited experience of immigration from outside Europe.

From Barron's

Scanning the room, largely full of teenagers, she elaborates on her last point.

From BBC

The cyber agents are largely based in China and Russia, where the internet connection is stronger and won’t trace back to North Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal

largely

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