For all practical purposes
For all practical purposes adverb - In every practical sense.
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Synonyms for For all practical purposes
Like and for all practical purposes are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead an adverb phrase "For all practical purposes".
Like
Like adverb - To some degree or extent.
For all practical purposes and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "For all practical purposes" instead an adverb "Like".
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While completed series Problem Sleuth is still an excellent example of the genre, the current series Homestuck has long since closed its submission boxes and is for all practical purposes a "normal" webcomic styled like an interactive comic.
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The key here is that special forces are, for all practical purposes, Ninja, and don't operate in the massed ranks like other soldiers and around which most protocol is designed, so they have their own rules that are more relevant to their unique situation.
Source: Mildly Military
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