as in mostly
for the most part
by and large, that information is accurate
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Recent Examples of by and large
As Finebaum said on Pablo Torre’s recent podcast, his audience by and large isn’t reading The New York Times or listening to NPR.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
Animated movies, by and large, haven’t been great to moms.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
While buyers above 59th Street on both the East and West Sides still enjoy proximity to (and sometimes views of) Central Park and many of the city’s best private schools, these neighborhoods, by and large, just no longer seem cool.
—Frederick Peters, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
But by and large, these groups and others like them existed outside the mainstream.
—Kate Morgan, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
Animated movies, by and large, haven’t been great to moms.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
While buyers above 59th Street on both the East and West Sides still enjoy proximity to (and sometimes views of) Central Park and many of the city’s best private schools, these neighborhoods, by and large, just no longer seem cool.
—Frederick Peters, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
But by and large, these groups and others like them existed outside the mainstream.
—Kate Morgan, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for by and large
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How Black Communities Built Their Own Schools Allison C. Meier August 4, 2020 Rosenwald schools, named for a philanthropist, were funded mostly by Black people of the segregated South.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Jan. 2025
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Around 250 were abducted when Hamas stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Precipitation could briefly start as a mix of sleet and freezing rain in Chicago Wednesday evening before changing mainly to freezing rain overnight.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The first few galleries are devoted mainly to Friedrich’s early drawings, many crafted following his relocation to Dresden in 1798.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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The choice to focus primarily on Belle comes at the expense of the more nuanced material around her.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Feb. 2025
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International linear revenue was down -31% and operating income dropped -39%, which Disney said was primarily because of the November closing of its joint venture with Reliance Industries in India to merge its Star and Hotstar assets with Viacom18’s TV and streaming business.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025
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Hiring, however, has slipped below pre-pandemic levels and net job growth is robust chiefly because of low layoffs, possibly foreshadowing a slowdown.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Biden White House Justice Department decided to indict a lynchpin player in IMEC for bribery, the Adani Group in India, chiefly its boss Gautam Adani (and seven others).—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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Adding him to the roster appears tricky, with a full 40-man roster and the club’s position-player group largely set.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Swedish Oscar entry largely contributed to the country’s 22% market-share and biggest ticket sales in seven years.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2025
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In places like Freiburg, where a group of predominantly Syrian immigrants participated in a gang rape that became a major news story, the influx fuelled security fears and anti-immigrant sentiment.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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The lawsuits have been filed predominantly in heavily Black neighborhoods, which property owners see as part of a mission to gentrify and redevelop their neighborhoods by pushing them out.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Start Here By Malia Griggs By the way, his entire Instagram feed is basically one big tribute to Collins, with countless portraits of the actor and snapshots of their memories.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2025
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Although our grandmothers kept it on the countertop, experts today recommend storing it in the refrigerator up to three months or freezing it for basically forever.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2025
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“By and large.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/by%20and%20large. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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