in large part
idiom
: not entirely but mostly : largely
The success of the play was in large part due to the director.
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Ole Miss’ success in the tournament has in large part been due to the long ball, as the Rebels are shooting 48.7% from deep through two games.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
The Knicks led by as many as 14 in the first half, thanks in large part to Payne’s early hot shooting: 15 points in 19 minutes on 6-of-9 shooting from the field and 3-of-6 shooting from deep.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
That’s due in large part to my faith, my friends, my family, my work.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The event was a transparent attempt to lift Tesla’s stock price, which has suffered recently in large part owing to mounting anti-Musk public sentiment.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
The Knicks led by as many as 14 in the first half, thanks in large part to Payne’s early hot shooting: 15 points in 19 minutes on 6-of-9 shooting from the field and 3-of-6 shooting from deep.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
That’s due in large part to my faith, my friends, my family, my work.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The event was a transparent attempt to lift Tesla’s stock price, which has suffered recently in large part owing to mounting anti-Musk public sentiment.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
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“In large part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20large%20part. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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