to all intents and purposes
idiom
—used to say that one thing has the same effect or result as something else
Their decision to begin bombing was, to all intents and purposes, a declaration of war.
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The rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds became, to all intents and purposes, a victory rally.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Many are looking no further than Bluesky, which has its own origins in Twitter and, to all intents and purposes, acts in a very similar fashion.
—Perri Grace, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2023
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Many are looking no further than Bluesky, which has its own origins in Twitter and, to all intents and purposes, acts in a very similar fashion.
—Perri Grace, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2023
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“To all intents and purposes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20all%20intents%20and%20purposes. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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