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generally adv.
more or less adv.

ADVERB

generally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broadly commonly customarily largely mostly normally ordinarily publicly roughly typically universally usually widely

WEAK

about all in all almost always altogether approximately as a rule by and large chiefly conventionally en masse extensively for the most part habitually on the whole overall popularly practically predominantly primarily principally regularly roundly thereabouts

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rarely sometimes unusually

WEAK

exactly particularly seldom specifically

ADVERB

more or less

Synonyms

WEAK

about almost around ballpark figure bordering on circa close to in the ballpark in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about not far from not quite relatively roughly thereabouts very close

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Multiple clawcade operators said customers spend, on average, about $30 a visit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

El Nino occurs on average every two to seven years.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

While October has a stronger finish on average, typically the low for the year happens around Oct. 10-12.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Ignition density was highest within 50 meters of roads, although fires that started near roads were, on average, smaller than those that started farther away, the study found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

They wanted tuition to rise, on average, to $646.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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