for the most part

Idioms  

1. In general, usually. For example, For the most part she is very good-humored, or The committee members agree for the most part. [Late 1300s] Also see the synonyms by and large; on the whole.

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for the most part

It's an appeal made this time every year and, for the most part, ignored.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The rest accumulated slowly and, for the most part, logically: lemon zest for brightness, bacon for savory crunch, avocado for cool richness.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Rising energy and fertilizer prices, for the most part, have not yet been factored into such crops because most were in the ground by the time the cost increases picked up.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

Back then, being in your 40s meant that your life was, for the most part, settled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

My mother was, for the most part, delighted with my brother and regarded him with the bemused curiosity of a brood hen discovering she has hatched a completely different species.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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