by and large

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Recent Examples of by and large And, by and large, consumers are ill-equipped to weather any kind of economic storm, said Elizabeth Renter, senior economist at NerdWallet. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 27 June 2025 Wilson is still, by and large, a project McDaniel took in as a priority signing for a backup quarterback. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2025 Amid the deep division and latest flare up, though, more classic local issues such as political experience and the affordability of living in the city have by and large received more air time from candidates than the conflict in the Middle East. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025 Although finding the practical deployment sector is still, by and large, a work in progress. Vibhu Sharma, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for by and large
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Adverb
  • The desert sand at the test site is composed mostly of grains of quartz and feldspar, with small crystals of calcite, hornblende, and augite mixed in.
    David Bressan, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • The victims were mostly young, gay men Baumeister had lured to Fox Hollow.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 15 July 2025
Adverb
  • These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Door County, including the following locations, Washington Island, Sister Bay, Rowleys Bay and Ellison Bay.
    Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
  • Having invested $53 billion into capital expenditures in 2023 and $83 billion in 2024, Amazon is now forecasting a substantial $100 billion expenditure this year, mainly aimed at enhancing its AI capabilities.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Adverb
  • The company's Pentagon contracts are primarily to design AI systems that crunch large amounts of data to come up with potential strike targets.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 23 July 2025
  • Because that ring is still primarily a symbol of love.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Adverb
  • Soto’s defensive struggles contribute to their 108.4 fly ball multiplier, while 1B Pete Alonso and 3B Mark Vientos are chiefly culpable for their 123.2 grounder multiplier.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • Residents four years ago voted 3,022 to 439 to join the Trust for Public Land in buying Meadowood for more than $6 million, chiefly with the goal of preserving the former farmland and fields from large-scale development.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025
Adverb
  • But the visual result was stark, producing an FBI Headquarters building composed largely of tan-and-black squares looming over the sidewalk, broken up by an 11-story rear section built on massive supports.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
  • Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, became a billionaire in 2021 largely due to the success of her cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty, as well as her lingerie line, Savage x Fenty.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Adverb
  • In northern Nigeria, where the population is largely Muslim, most farming communities targeted in similar attacks are also predominantly Muslim.
    Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 26 July 2025
  • In 1967: Riots in Detroit began at the predominantly Black neighborhood of Virginia Park.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Adverb
  • That means that most of the neodymium, dysprosium, and terbium that end up in EV motors, drones, wind turbines and even smartphones ... well, depending on supply and demand or even geopolitical landscape, China basically makes the rules.
    Joe Salas July 19, New Atlas, 19 July 2025
  • While 34% of men reported working from home the prior year, the figure for women stayed basically flat.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 July 2025

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“By and large.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by%20and%20large. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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