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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
Under Walker, the Legislature enjoyed an executive branch that supported its bills and a Republican attorney general, Schimel, who by and large represented their interests in court.
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
This is the toughest-yet Midyear Reckoning of movies because of the undeniable fact that film culture, by and large, has succumbed to the entertainment industry’s artistic cowardice.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 July 2025
The candidates, by and large, are serious people, with serious things to say about the city’s overlapping crises, though no one onstage could ignore the modern political demand for clip-ready zingers.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Then-Republican presidential candidate and now President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 24, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Yet by and large, evangelical Christians are celebrating its passage.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
This is the toughest-yet Midyear Reckoning of movies because of the undeniable fact that film culture, by and large, has succumbed to the entertainment industry’s artistic cowardice.
—Armond White, National Review, 9 July 2025
The candidates, by and large, are serious people, with serious things to say about the city’s overlapping crises, though no one onstage could ignore the modern political demand for clip-ready zingers.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Then-Republican presidential candidate and now President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 24, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Yet by and large, evangelical Christians are celebrating its passage.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for by and large
Adverb
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The winner was named Bear, a mostly black Lab, with Collie, Chow-Chow, a little standard poodle and some other blend, according to his family in Northborough, Massachusetts.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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The terrestrial part of the park is mostly inaccessible during this time.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Set four years after the events of the original film, Nobody 2 finds Hutch back at work as full-time assassin, mainly because a criminal organization bankrolled the $30 million Hutch needed to pay back the Russian mob after burning their gigantic stash of cash in the 2021 film.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Expect there to be a thunderstorm in spots in the evening; otherwise, mainly clear at night with a low near 81 degrees.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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At halftime, the Dolphins had just five rushing yards, a testament primarily to the lack of push that the offensive line had gotten all game.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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These organizations primarily serve impoverished people with complex medical conditions who are eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare.—
Felice J. Freyer,
NPR,
16 Aug. 2025
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The effect in football occurs in various forms, but chiefly when comparing individual players.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Amidst the frenzy of it all, Bradley has his vision locked chiefly on one thing.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Keeping Detroit's depth chart largely unchanged at the top. Allen, meanwhile, brings the kind of experience Hooker lacks.—
Cecil Merkerson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Some men mistakenly believe such talk will promote LGBTQ+ issues, which remain largely taboo in much of West Africa.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Louisiana suffers the nation's second-highest firearm death rate — and Bogalusa, a predominantly Black community with 10,000 residents, has seen dozens of shootings and a violent crime rate approaching twice the national average.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
NPR,
19 Aug. 2025
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Along with Democratic states like California and Washington, red states like Florida, Utah and Alaska predominantly use mail-in voting, along with swing states like Arizona.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
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After all, he got rid of basically every other cast member, from Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) to Aquaman (Jason Momoa).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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According to him, basically, anything that is shiny, metallic, or even remotely related to steel and aluminum could end up on the tariff list.—
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CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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“By and large.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by%20and%20large. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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