by far

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by far

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Idiomatic To a considerably large extent, easily.

Paris is by far the largest city in France.
These are by far the most impressive narrow-gauge engines in Greece.1953 October, A. Trevor Hodge, “On the Narrow Gauge in the Peloponnesus”, in Railway Magazine, page 669:

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Wouldn't it be nobler by far to fight the good fight with all the weapons available: a firm bass voice, a wagging finger, the Bible?2001 June 10, Walter Kim, “What Do You Tell The Kids?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2016, retrieved 16 Jul 2014:

Synonyms: all day, by a long chalk, by a long shot, by a wide margin, by some distance, far and away, by a long way, by far and away

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