in large measure
idiom
: not entirely but mostly : largely
The economy is based in large measure on farming.
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Hamas must be destroyed, and the IDF has done so in large measure.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025
The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
That recognition is owed, in large measure, to the Kohler Foundation and the JMKAC.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Shortly after that, ServiceMaster stumbled, in large measure due to two acquisitions, LandCare USA and American Residential Services.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2025
The ranks of the leadership are staffed, in large measure, with satraps and mediocrities.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
That recognition is owed, in large measure, to the Kohler Foundation and the JMKAC.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Shortly after that, ServiceMaster stumbled, in large measure due to two acquisitions, LandCare USA and American Residential Services.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
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“In large measure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20large%20measure. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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