as in mostly
for the most part
by and large, that information is accurate
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Recent Examples of by and large
So far, the ad products are, by and large, much less intrusive than ads in many other social networks and seem to be oriented around providing some user value.
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Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
The problem was that the squirrels were, by and large, well-fed.
—Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
And even five years ago, when the world plunged into lockdown, sneaker were, by and large, on the chunkier side (Nike’s Dunks and Jordans were particularly popular, fuelled by covetable new releases).
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
There's a little sprinkled throughout, but these all-stars are by and large gracious and amiable.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
The problem was that the squirrels were, by and large, well-fed.
—Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
And even five years ago, when the world plunged into lockdown, sneaker were, by and large, on the chunkier side (Nike’s Dunks and Jordans were particularly popular, fuelled by covetable new releases).
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
There's a little sprinkled throughout, but these all-stars are by and large gracious and amiable.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for by and large
Adverb
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The Knicks have been mostly healthy, leading to their stellar season.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Yet Wall Street’s fear gauge (before the last few days) was mostly trending lower again in 2025.—
John Melloy,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Still, sources told TMZ that Kenya felt wronged by Bravo, with the two mainly disagreeing over the gun claim and Kenya’s safety.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
6 Apr. 2025
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Belfort's reaction to the portrayal of himself and his life in The Wolf of Wall Street was mainly positive.—
Erica Marrison,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Like beef, rice sold in the U.S. is domestically produced, but nearly a third is imported, primarily jasmine rice from Thailand and basmati rice from India, the USDA states.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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For plush toys specifically, that growth primarily began in the pandemic, said Juli Lennett, US toys industry adviser at Circana.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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Reagan ran for his first office, that governorship, chiefly on that platform, of gutting Berkeley, glorious, research-prodigious, most incredible public university ever Berkeley.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Lawmakers chiefly are trying to work out the delicate balance of extending Trump’s tax cuts, trimming Medicaid, increasing defense spending and raising the debt ceiling — without losing votes needed to pass Trump’s priorities and while finding room for agreement with the House.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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For the Celtics, there were 24 points from Brown but only 16 from Tatum, who struggled to 4-of-17 shooting, largely against the defense of Larsson.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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The magic is largely due to the formula’s pH (around 3.5) which keeps the ingredient active and able to effectively decongest the pore.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Interestingly, the benefit was restricted to those who consumed predominantly dark chocolate, who experienced whopping 21% decrease in developing Type 2 diabetes.—
Paul Hsieh,
Forbes.com,
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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My wife has basically stopped talking to me during Survivor seasons, finally conceding defeat to my limited attention span.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Drew Starkey as Justin Timberlake Photo: Getty Images Photo: Getty Images A rising Hollywood heartthrob is basically mandatory for the role of Justin Timberlake, who—during his time dating Spears in the 2000s—was a pop heartthrob himself.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
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“By and large.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by%20and%20large. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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