in practice
idiom
—used to say what is actually done or what the actual effect or result of something is
The software is designed to block pornographic websites, but in practice, it blocks many other sites as well.
In actual practice, people sometimes forget to take their medication.
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Jones was a limited participant in practice earlier this week and did not practice at all Friday.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
But in practice, avoiding this dependency can prove difficult.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
As these correlations build up, the system’s evolution becomes increasingly difficult to reverse in practice, even if it is theoretically allowed by the equations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
This approach reflects the way the region already operates in practice.
—Adela De La Torre, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
But in practice, avoiding this dependency can prove difficult.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
As these correlations build up, the system’s evolution becomes increasingly difficult to reverse in practice, even if it is theoretically allowed by the equations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
This approach reflects the way the region already operates in practice.
—Adela De La Torre, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
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“In practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20practice. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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