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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Micah Ford, who ran for 150 yards in Stanford’s Big Game win over Cal last week, did not play after injuring his hand this week in practice.
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Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
What did that look like for you in practice?
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
Negotiating one deal with Ukraine and then another with Russia, then hoping the two get close enough to hold, provides the tantalizing illusion of progress, but in practice leads nowhere.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Head coach Mike Tomlin said Rodgers will not have an injury designation against the Bills and was a full participant in practice Friday.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
What did that look like for you in practice?
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
Negotiating one deal with Ukraine and then another with Russia, then hoping the two get close enough to hold, provides the tantalizing illusion of progress, but in practice leads nowhere.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Head coach Mike Tomlin said Rodgers will not have an injury designation against the Bills and was a full participant in practice Friday.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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“In practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20practice. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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