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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Example Sentences

OpenAI is trying to change long-established habits around how people interact with technology, and fight growing anxiety about the impact that AI will have on the workforce and society writ large.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The states have an important and ongoing role in regulating gaming writ large.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

The bot boom in academia writ large puts on display the insecurity of students just as much as it does their laziness.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Pressley has introduced the Ending Administrative Wage Garnishment Act, which would “protect borrowers by ending garnishment as a tool writ large for student debt collection by the federal government, regardless of who’s in office.”

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Her niceness is writ large, it is her defining quality and she needs it acknowledged, often, daily almost, which can be tiring.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins