for all practical purposes

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for all practical purposes - in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless"

for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes

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On my first voyage as chief mate with good Captain MacW- I remember that I felt quite flattered, and went blithely about my duties, myself a commander for all practical purposes.

The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context

It is certain, on the one hand, that the sterility of various species when crossed is so different in degree and graduates away so insensibly, and, on the other hand, that the fertility of pure species is so easily affected by various circumstances, that for all practical purposes it is most difficult to say where perfect fertility ends and sterility begins.

The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context

The dead don't sigh, and for all practical purposes I was that, except for the final consummation, the growing cold, the rigor mortis - that blessed state

The Arrow of Gold by Conrad, Joseph View in context

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