Synonyms for to all intents and purposes
to all in·tents and pur·pos·es

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1. to all intents and purposesadverb

   Synonyms:
   effectively, practically, in essence, essentially, virtually, in effect

2. to all intents and purposesadverb

   For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.

   Synonyms:
   practically, essentially, in essence, virtually, in effect, effectively

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1. for all practical purposes, to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposesadverb

   in every practical sense

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

   Synonyms:
   for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes

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1. Nicholas Spiro:

   The markets have been yearning for a period of political stability in Turkey for quite some time now. To all intents and purposes this is the best result that the markets could expect.

2. Caroline Johnson:

   We knew it was going to be a very difficult battle, his doctor called it for all intents and purposes, ‘an angry mass’ — she knew it was a bad tumor after the colonoscopy; she thinks it was a polyp that went bad fast.

3. Donald Trump:

   It's a disgrace when every case gets filed in the 9th Circuit, that's not law. Every case in the 9th Circuit we get beaten and then we end up having to go to Supreme Court like the travel ban and we won. Every case, no matter where it is, they file is practically, for all intents and purposes, they file it in what's called the 9th Circuit. This was an Obama judge. I'll tell you what, it's not going to happen like this anymore.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   I think that what went right is that for all intents and purposes, Judy, I think we have won the ideological battle.

5. Charles Lamb:

   The red-letter days, now become, to all intents and purposes, dead-letter days.