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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Apparently he had not realized that President Catherine Connolly, the left-winger who was inaugurated to the largely ceremonial post in November, is a woman.

From Barron's

Traffic at the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil and natural-gas supply flows, remained largely paralyzed amid attacks on vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not the U.S., which is largely self-sufficient in energy.

From The Wall Street Journal

France and Italy “are largely coordinating with the U.S. and exploring naval escort options rather than negotiating directly with Tehran,” the analysts said.

From MarketWatch

Other stocks on the screen are not negatively correlated to AI chips, but have extremely low positive correlations, making them largely detached from the data center trade.

From Barron's

largely

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