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at large

at·large

fairly common

adverb

1.

in a general fashion

  • “he talked at large about his plans”

adjective

1.

considered altogether

  • “the country at large”
  • “I enjoyed the play as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better”
2.

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”

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