to a great extent

idiom

: most of the time
His comments are true to a great extent.

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Rice’s excellence as a hitter has been obscured to a great extent. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 And to a great extent that’s the point — Charlie thrived in debate. Gabriel Nadales, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025 But the circumstances have dictated that to a great extent. Jay Harris, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 But the visual idiom Forrester has developed for these works also plays out, to a great extent, in paintings of unrelated subjects. Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to a great extent

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“To a great extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20great%20extent. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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