writ large

Idioms  

1. Signified, expressed, or embodied with greater magnitude, as in That book on Lincoln is simply an article writ large. [Mid-1600s]

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writ large

But the list of female journalists he’s gone after in anger reads like a who’s who of the Washington press corps writ large.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

It represents a leap in the evolution of Saar’s work — her smaller scale imaginings now writ large.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

As consumption of wine and spirits writ large has been in steady decline, sparkling wine has maintained, well, its sparkle—outperforming other categories with carbonated verve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Nonalcoholic drinks are still tiny compared with the $100 billion-plus U.S. alcoholic-beverage industry writ large.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026

That, you could say, is kairos writ large.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith