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

It’s that rarest of investigative-journalism properties: a consistently profitable enterprise that commands the levels of advertising expenditures that have otherwise plunged across traditional TV and informational media writ large.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Now imagine that kind of corrupted, perverted system of justice writ large.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

Beneath the pomp and bonhomie there are significant differences in what the two sides want to get out of the summit and how they perceive the U.S.-China relationship writ large.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

“Tech writ large is now” 40% of global equity value, Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, said in a note emailed Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

That, you could say, is kairos writ large.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith