Synonyms for by and large
by and large

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1. by and largeadverb

   mostly, generally; with few exceptions

   It was, by and large, an unexceptional presentation.

   Synonyms:
   generally, for the most part, usually, mostly, on the whole

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1. by and large, generally, more often than not, mostlyadverb

   usually; as a rule

   "by and large it doesn't rain much here"

   Synonyms:
   loosely, broadly speaking, more often than not, generally, in general, in the main, broadly, for the most part, mostly, largely

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1. Anna Gedda:

   This is by and large a condition for future growth. What we invest now, we'll get back later, in that we grow because we will stay relevant.

2. William Bratton:

   We're coming out of what was a pretty widespread stoppage of certain types of activity, the discretionary type of activity, by and large.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   And yes, those folks and large corporations will have to pay under a Sanders administration more in taxes so that we can use that revenue to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure, create the jobs we need, make sure that every kid who has the ability is able to get a college education in America because public colleges and public universities will be tuition-free.

4. Jeff Marks:

   There were probably things we can do, we can probably screen more, but by and large we get great employees here. One is going to slip through the cracks every now and then. I'm very proud of our hiring record.

5. Navin Shenoy:

   What we hear from our customers is that there's a heterogonous set of needs, the market opportunities are significant and large enough that we can build out a specialized portfolio to go solve those problems and do it in a way that customers feel good about and respond well to.