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on average

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

Example Sentences

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Americans with hefty stock portfolios are on average feeling better than their peers, according to the Michigan survey.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

During the 2017-18 season, they had on average 71.9% of the ball per game.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Americans on Friday were paying $4.55 per gallon on average, according to AAA.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Follow up visits showed that, on average, participants stayed within one degree of their prescribed foot angle.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The school year in the United States is, on average, 180 days long.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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