as in mostly
for the most part
by and large, that information is accurate
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Recent Examples of by and large
Marlowe is intent on criminal justice, and on how easily it is rusted and bent, but social justice, by and large, leaves him unperturbed.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
French mathematicians were by and large content to keep going.
—Solomon Adams, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2025
Yet the real people who dominate the scammer entertainment of the 2020s are not, by and large, powerful politicians or titans of industry.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
While the world’s largest ocean carriers are by and large continuing to avoid the Red Sea, the operator of the Suez Canal stated its case for a future return.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
French mathematicians were by and large content to keep going.
—Solomon Adams, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2025
Yet the real people who dominate the scammer entertainment of the 2020s are not, by and large, powerful politicians or titans of industry.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
While the world’s largest ocean carriers are by and large continuing to avoid the Red Sea, the operator of the Suez Canal stated its case for a future return.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for by and large
Adverb
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Leucistic animals may be mostly white or have patches of white coloration.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025
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As some know, director/screenwriter Elijah Bynum’s harrowing feature has been collecting dust on the shelf for two years due mostly to Majors’ problems, including his conviction of misdemeanor assaults against Grace Jabbari.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Most of the developers of AI technologies are mainly focused on capabilities and performance, but more data and more compute won’t fix the bias issue.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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Try These Two Easy Ways Flavor Gone are the days when instant was synonymous with weak coffee, bitter and astringent, and mainly made with Robusta beans instead of the preferred arabica.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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While primarily measured in his actions, Cromwell is outwardly exhausted.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Greenwashing Greenwashing—the practice of misleading consumers about environmental efforts—was coined by environmentalist Jay Westerveld nearly 40 years ago, when hotels promoted towel reuse as an environmental initiative while primarily aiming to cut costs.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Around 65,000 moved to the U.S., chiefly to the East Coast; also to cities in western Pennsylvania and Ohio.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The system is log-jammed here chiefly because there are too many bodies and too few pathologists and toxicologists to handle the load.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Infrastructure and landscape-scale projects that help protect communities from wildfires and floods are largely out of reach for local government budgets.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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Insurance companies across the U.S. have largely been successful at achieving these goals.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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With last summer’s signing Sander Berge acting predominantly as the sole pivot to instigate his side’s build-up, the remaining midfielders push forward to form a triangle on either side of him — typically Emile Smith Rowe on the left and either Sasa Lukic or Andreas Pereira on the right.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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In the final episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines, the precious agony of being alive is borne out in the death of Gwan-sik (played predominantly by Park Hae-joon in these final episodes), Ae-sun’s beloved husband and Geum-myeong and Eun-myeong’s dad.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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They’ve been told that life is basically easy and that everyone is allowed to make mistakes, which is exactly the wrong way to look at a career in the entertainment industry.—
Rob Long,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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One of the best ways to put some bucks back into your pocket is to shop at Woot, which is basically a special deals hub run by Amazon.—
Cierra Cowan,
PCMAG,
21 Mar. 2025
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“By and large.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by%20and%20large. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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