By and large

Synonyms for "by and large" (45 found)

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Closest matches (9)

all in allall things consideredalmost entirelyaltogetherapproximatelyas a ruleas a wholeas an approximationat large

Strong matches (14)

broadlybroadly speakingchieflycommonlyeffectuallyen masseessentiallyfor all practical purposesfor the most partgenerallygenerally speakingin generalin the long run
Adverb(1 words)

Related words (22)

Adverb(2 words)
more often than notmostly

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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It was, by and large, an unexceptional presentation.

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“The people doing this by and large don’t have any real concept of how to tell a story, and neither do any kind of A.I.,” Ms. Williams said on Wednesday.

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Akers claims that ETCS signalling renewals are roughly 50% of the cost of conventional renewals. If nothing else, this is an important reason for NR to be keen to switch. "There's no rocket science or magic in that, there's just physically less to deliver," he says. "There are no trackside signals. Yes, you have balises and marker boards, and you still have train detection, but by and large there is simply less to deliver.

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Miss Betsey, a charming frigate, that will do honour to our country, if you take her by and large.

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