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FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES

(adverb)
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There is 1 meaning of the phrase For All Practical Purposes.

For All Practical Purposes - as an adverb

In every practical sense

Example: "To all intents and purposes the case is closed"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
for all intents and purposesto all intents and purposes

Example Sentences

"The new law effectively bans smoking in all public places, for all practical purposes."
"The company has merged with its competitor, becoming, for all practical purposes, the dominant player in the market."
"The experiment failed, and, for all practical purposes, it needs to be abandoned."
"The storm caused widespread power outages, leaving the entire city without electricity for all practical purposes."
"The old computer is so slow that, for all practical purposes, it is unusable."
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