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What does to all intents and purposes mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word to all intents and purposes? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic, Britain) For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.
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But to all intents and purposes that is exactly what the government initially did.
That, to all intents and purposes, ends his year from a playing perspective.
Briggs scored their third goal on the three quarter hour, 3-11 to 1-6, game, set, and match to all intents and purposes.
Tintoretto directs the viewer's main attention to what, to all intents and purposes, is an attribute of Saint George.
But as Harold says, to all intents and purposes, they are very accepting of Camilla.
Now that the reclassification is to all intents and purposes complete, the next phase of the reform can be addressed actively.

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