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for the most part
by and large, that information is accurate
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Recent Examples of by and large
So these contracts, by and large, will not be available in the United States.
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Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
And this kind of culture of reunion and reconciliation by the late 19th century, turn of the century, had by and large taken over American society.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
To a certain extent, every person is kittenfishing on social media, a place where people, by and large, present the best versions of themselves and leave out the messy parts.
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Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
My previous novel was populated by Christian believers who, by and large, didn’t lose their religion.
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Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for by and large
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
And this kind of culture of reunion and reconciliation by the late 19th century, turn of the century, had by and large taken over American society.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
To a certain extent, every person is kittenfishing on social media, a place where people, by and large, present the best versions of themselves and leave out the messy parts.
—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
My previous novel was populated by Christian believers who, by and large, didn’t lose their religion.
—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for by and large
Recent Examples of Synonyms for by and large
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The mostly White, progressive and relatively affluent district is among the most Jewish in the country.
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Mammalian scopes are mostly around 10 but go up to 20 for horses and just above 30 for canids.
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While the showers will be generally light in nature, a few downpours are possible, mainly from the city and points south.
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Last week, the Journal published an investigation on Polymarket’s deceptive marketing practices wherein mainly college-age online content creators posted videos of themselves winning fake bets on the app.
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Fundstrat said the higher target was driven primarily by improving earnings expectations rather than richer valuations.
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Where to watch the Special Olympics The Special Olympics are taking place in Minnesota, primarily in and around the Twin Cities, through June 26.
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The result is a kind of dream memoir, including subtle elements of magic realism, chiefly in the form of a wise and mysterious tiger cat who leads Marina to truths no human can help her find.
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Tom’s journey to happiness (and, chiefly, Mary) also held another personal element for Quintrell.
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The United States Geological Survey said that although more resistant buildings exist, the population in the affected region largely lives in structures that are vulnerable to earthquake shaking.
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That move largely spares local governments budgetary hits that nonpartisan legislative analysts pegged between $2 billion to $3 billion annually.
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Again, the demographics in the North End are predominantly Black.
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Swain scored 1,509 points over four years at Columbus Africentric Early College, a predominantly Black magnet school on the east side of Columbus, Ohio.
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This new book is basically a condensation and a dumbing down of those ideas.
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But the total tally obscures how there were basically two types of Davis residents, those living close to the project and those living elsewhere in town.
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Oppenheimer’s note was principally focused, fitting for a global strategist, on how equity returns will be reshaped in a new regime.
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The laser targeted one of three ground stations, principally NASA's White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Table Mountain Facility in California, with a third, experimental ground station at the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory.
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“By and large.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by%20and%20large. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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