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by a landslide

by a landslide adverb: with big margins, with a huge difference.

Adverb

by a landslide (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) With big margins, with a huge difference.
    • I think he is going to win by a landslide.
    • USA beat Jamaica by a landslide in last night's game.

Words formed from by a landslide

Questions about by a landslide

What does by a landslide mean?
By a landslide means with big margins, with a huge difference.
What part of speech is by a landslide?
By a landslide is an adverb.

Words near by a landslide in the dictionary

  1. bxes
  2. BXO
  3. bxs
  4. by
  5. by a hair's breadth
  6. by a landslide
  7. by a long chalk
  8. by a long shot
  9. by a long way
  10. by a nose
  11. by a nose length

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