- by and large as a adverb:
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by and large
adverb
1 by and large
Usually; as a rule:
— By and large it doesn't rain much here.
synonyms: generally, more often than not, mostly.
Moby thesaurus: all in all, all things considered, almost entirely, altogether, approximately, as a rule, as a whole, as an approximation, at large, broadly, broadly speaking, chiefly, commonly, effectually, en masse, essentially, generally, generally speaking, in general, in the main ... show more.
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