for (all) practical purposes

idiom

—used to say that one thing has the same effect or result as something else

His effort to hide the document was, for practical purposes, an admission that he had made a mistake.

During the blizzard, the town was, for all practical purposes, shut down.

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And, for practical purposes, Skarsgård wore a hefty harness next to his body that came through the tunic and clamped inside of the cloak because of the tremendous weight, heat, and prosthetic makeup. —

Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2024 The Dolphins, who started 8-3 and 9-3 the previous two seasons and had Super Bowl hopes for this season, would, for all practical purposes, be out of the playoff race with a loss Monday. —

Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024 Two years later, the 68-year-old Keen has, for all practical purposes, made a comeback. —

Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024 Cryptocurrencies, especially stablecoins, are being widely used for practical purposes such as business payments, hedging against inflation, and facilitating cross-border transactions. —

Sandy Carter, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for (all) practical purposes

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