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Princeton's WordNet

  1. at large(p), escaped, loose, on the loose(p)adverb

    having escaped, especially from confinement

    "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"

  2. at large, in a broad wayadverb

    in a general fashion

    "he talked at large about his plans"

Wiktionary

  1. at largeadjective

    On the loose; roaming freely; not confined.

  2. at largeadjective

    In full, fully.

  3. at largeadjective

    In general; as a whole.

  4. at largeadjective

    Having an electorate across multiple districts.

  5. Etymology: From au large

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  1. at large

    The term "at large" generally refers to someone or something that is not restricted or confined to a specific location, area, or group. It can imply that the person or thing is free to move or operate without limitations or restrictions. It can also refer to a person who is still at large in the context of law enforcement, meaning they have not been captured or detained.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of at large in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of at large in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of at large in a Sentence

  1. Gavin Wendt:

    For both companies, this is about wielding the greatest influence possible over the global marketplace, having said that, unlike in the highly concentrated iron ore space where the focus is squarely on one market owned in large part by Rio and BHP - China, copper is sold much more widely, leaving room for smaller producers to stay in the game.

  2. John Yarmuth:

    President Trump added nearly $ 2 trillion to our deficits with tax cuts for the wealthy and large corporations, and now it appears President Trump budget asks the American people to pay the price, with severe cuts to essential programs and services that would leave our nation less safe and secure, the Trump budget is as dangerous as it is predictable.

  3. Jeffrey Simmons:

    Dorian will now create prolonged periods of large swells, surges along the north coast of Grand Bahama and the north and east coast of Abaco, we are asking residents in those areas to leave the coastline, we expect a storm surge of up to 15 feet, in addition to that we have a spring tide that can increase the surge by 2 to 3 feet.

  4. David Fowler:

    There's a large team of forensic pathologists, with layers of supervision, and those medical examiners always did tremendous work.

  5. Mitesh Patel:

    There is a large body of evidence in behavioral economics that has looked at ways of framing, it's the way our brains are wired that we tend to avoid wanting to lose things more than the benefit we get from gaining them. It makes people think like the money is theirs to lose from day one. By having skin in the game, it makes people more motivated, and we think we can leverage that in these types of programs.


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  • im Allgemeinen, auf freiem Fuß, im Großen und GanzenGerman
  • en generalSpanish
  • enimmäkseen, kokonaisuutenaFinnish
  • en général, dans son ensembleFrench
  • szabadlábonHungarian
  • in het algemeenDutch
  • på frifotNorwegian
  • na wolnościPolish
  • в общем, на воле, в общем и целомRussian
  • i allmänhet, i sin helhet, i stort, på fri fotSwedish
  • genellikle, umumiyetle, serbestTurkish

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