for all intents and purposes
idiom
US
—used to say that one thing has the same effect or result as something else
Their decision to begin bombing was, for all intents and purposes, a declaration of war.
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“For all intents and purposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20all%20intents%20and%20purposes. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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