In practice
In practice adverb - In practical applications.
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Synonyms for In practice
Virtually and in practice are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Virtually" instead an adverb phrase "In practice".
Virtually
Virtually adverb - Very close to but not completely.
In practice and virtually are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In practice" instead an adverb "Virtually".
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Related pairs
- practically and in practice
- practically and virtually
- all but and in practice
- all but and virtually
- really and in practice
- really and virtually
- actually and in practice
- actually and virtually
- near and in practice
- near and virtually
- in effect and in practice
- in effect and virtually
- close to and in practice
- close to and virtually
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In practice, though, only one or two enemies will be projected at a time, and it's virtually impossible to make sure they will be the ogres you so desperately need to push back.
Source: Video Game / Orcs Must Die! - This is a non-issue in practice, however, since the vast distances of space mean that combat virtually never happens in visual range.
Source: Necessary Drawback -
The Soviet/Russian education system ostensibly uses numbers from 1 to 5, but in practice 1 is virtually never used, with 2 being the lowest grade, standing for failure.
Source: Four Point Scale
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