in practice
idiom
—used to say what is actually done or what the actual effect or result of something is
The software is designed to block pornographic websites, but in practice, it blocks many other sites as well.
In actual practice, people sometimes forget to take their medication.
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Determined to experience cultural intelligence in practice, Branch ventured into the business world.
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Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Since a trailer's mass also factors into things, the exact range hit will differ with each case (and the weather) in practice.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
Sources say that Vikings players all the way up to and including star receiver Justin Jefferson were impressed with Jones in practice late last season.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
In retrospect, the industry has characterized that statement as a coordinated roadblock by regulators, one in which the warning to banks was, in practice, a prohibition.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Since a trailer's mass also factors into things, the exact range hit will differ with each case (and the weather) in practice.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
Sources say that Vikings players all the way up to and including star receiver Justin Jefferson were impressed with Jones in practice late last season.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
In retrospect, the industry has characterized that statement as a coordinated roadblock by regulators, one in which the warning to banks was, in practice, a prohibition.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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“In practice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20practice. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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