generally speaking
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—used to say that a statement describes a general feeling or opinion relating to or affecting all the people or things in a group
Generally speaking, people like her as a leader.
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In America, generally speaking, Christian fundamentalism steadily gained influence, peaking in the latter part of the twentieth century, when televangelists like Billy Graham, Oral Roberts, Jimmy Swaggart, and Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker spread the good word in living rooms everywhere.
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Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Those parents typically, especially fathers, support their daughters in pursuing university level education, in becoming doctors, in becoming psychoanalysts, and, generally speaking, financially independent professionals, and not marrying.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Which is somewhat ironic, given where the rest of the Democratic Party is generally speaking on the question of climate change.
—Peter Bergen, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
But generally speaking, the winds are blowing about 20-30 mph and are going to get more calm.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Those parents typically, especially fathers, support their daughters in pursuing university level education, in becoming doctors, in becoming psychoanalysts, and, generally speaking, financially independent professionals, and not marrying.
—Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025
Which is somewhat ironic, given where the rest of the Democratic Party is generally speaking on the question of climate change.
—Peter Bergen, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
But generally speaking, the winds are blowing about 20-30 mph and are going to get more calm.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Generally speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generally%20speaking. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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