all-world
adjective
US
: among the best, most talented, or most impressive in the world
an all-world tennis player
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Williams is 45, an age where most former all-world athletes have moved on to other pursuits.
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
At 47 years old, quite young by standards of an all-world novelist, Groff is still on her way up.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Because, as everyone knows, AD is all-world when healthy.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 4, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
With Canadiens defenceman Brandon Davidson directly in front of him and blocking his path to the goal, the Leafs centre — in the blink of an eye — pulled the puck toward himself and snapped a shot past Davidson and all-world goalie Carey Price.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Winnipeg began Friday in sixth place in the Central — five points back of a playoff spot and 15 shy of the Minnesota Wild, who have replaced the Jets (15-16-2) in the top three and just added all-world defenseman Quinn Hughes in a blockbuster trade.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2025
The grooves were always funky, compliments of an all-world cast of musicians christened the Soultronics.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Allen has to play at an all-world level for Buffalo to beat most playoff teams, and that’s a huge ask.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
And while Clayton Kershaw wasn’t called upon on Saturday night, the roster of all-world pitchers that took the hill in the finale included the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Max Scherzer, Tyler Glasnow, Trey Yesavage and Yamamoto.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
At 47 years old, quite young by standards of an all-world novelist, Groff is still on her way up.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Because, as everyone knows, AD is all-world when healthy.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 4, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
With Canadiens defenceman Brandon Davidson directly in front of him and blocking his path to the goal, the Leafs centre — in the blink of an eye — pulled the puck toward himself and snapped a shot past Davidson and all-world goalie Carey Price.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Winnipeg began Friday in sixth place in the Central — five points back of a playoff spot and 15 shy of the Minnesota Wild, who have replaced the Jets (15-16-2) in the top three and just added all-world defenseman Quinn Hughes in a blockbuster trade.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2025
The grooves were always funky, compliments of an all-world cast of musicians christened the Soultronics.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Allen has to play at an all-world level for Buffalo to beat most playoff teams, and that’s a huge ask.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
And while Clayton Kershaw wasn’t called upon on Saturday night, the roster of all-world pitchers that took the hill in the finale included the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Max Scherzer, Tyler Glasnow, Trey Yesavage and Yamamoto.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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“All-world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-world. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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