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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But caveats still made the law discriminatory in practice.
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Tensions are already running high in practice, and everything will be turned up a notch once the qualifying begins on Saturday.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
Customers don't like being nickel-and-dimed with surcharges The credit card surcharge fee usage is widespread in practice and also causes widespread annoyance.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Under Malone, Adelman ran the Nuggets offense, delivered the pregame address and ran the offensive drills in practice.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
Tensions are already running high in practice, and everything will be turned up a notch once the qualifying begins on Saturday.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
Customers don't like being nickel-and-dimed with surcharges The credit card surcharge fee usage is widespread in practice and also causes widespread annoyance.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 16 May 2025
Under Malone, Adelman ran the Nuggets offense, delivered the pregame address and ran the offensive drills in practice.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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“In practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20practice. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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