Mostly
Usually
Usually adverb - According to the usual course of things.
Mostly is a synonym for usually in as a rule topic. You can use "Mostly" instead an adverb "Usually", if it concerns topics such as for the most part. popular alternative
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- The expert received disbelieving jeers from the mostly-female (but usually well-behaved) audience when she stated that women cheat in relationships just as often as men.
Source: The Unfair Sex -
They're usually not all that much better than humans, serving mostly as Snark Bait for Evil Chancellor Gnarl and are usually screwed over royally throughout the games.
Source: Screw You, Elves! -
Generally (surprisingly) not brought up in Bleach fanfiction, mostly because it's usually Ichigo/Someone and he's a Shinigami as well and technically can "live" just as long.
Source: Mayfly-December Romance
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