FOR THE MOST PART Definition & Meaning

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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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Murdoch and Trump have always held a media-centric theory of power, and, for the most part, their theory has proven to be correct.

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But for the most part, they've just seemed ineffectual — until now.

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The actor has kept her family life out of the public eye for the most part, but news she was expecting baby No. 2 broke in October.

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They are, for the most part, capitulating to the administration's threats.

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However, for the most part England's wingers looked isolated, mimicking the way Manchester City's wingers have come unstuck this season without overlapping full-backs to draw attention.

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