in practice
idiom
—used to say what is actually done or what the actual effect or result of something is
The software is designed to block pornographic websites, but in practice, it blocks many other sites as well.
In actual practice, people sometimes forget to take their medication.
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When these concepts are banned, the result is, in practice, to forbid schools from teaching any honest account of US history.
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Catalight's work shows what this looks like in practice.
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Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said during the week that his throwing in practice would be curtailed but that his condition improved.
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Its first charge will be to collaborate with faculty and leadership in creating a comprehensive business curriculum designed to ensure that graduates of the Doctor of Chiropractic program are fully prepared to succeed in practice upon graduation, the news release stated.
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Literary Hub, 30 Jan. 2026
Catalight's work shows what this looks like in practice.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said during the week that his throwing in practice would be curtailed but that his condition improved.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Its first charge will be to collaborate with faculty and leadership in creating a comprehensive business curriculum designed to ensure that graduates of the Doctor of Chiropractic program are fully prepared to succeed in practice upon graduation, the news release stated.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
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“In practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20practice. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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