in all
idiom
: including everything or everyone
—used to indicate a total
There were about a thousand people at the concert in all.
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Any facsimile could never come close to the real thing, in all of its beauty and horror.
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Lake Norman is the largest manmade lake in all of North Carolina, with the state park covering about 17 miles of its shoreline, giving you plenty of space to swim and participate in watersports this summer.
—Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2024
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Lake Norman is the largest manmade lake in all of North Carolina, with the state park covering about 17 miles of its shoreline, giving you plenty of space to swim and participate in watersports this summer.
—Alexandra Maloney, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2024
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“In all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20all. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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