all that

adverb

: to an indicated or suggested extent or degree : so
didn't take his threats all that seriously

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In the middle of all that, Fry took a fastball off his face while attempting to bunt, leaving Skubal visibly rattled as Fry was carted off the field. Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 But considering all that energy is crammed into an incredibly tiny area, the energy densities reach conditions not seen in the universe since the earliest moments of the Big Bang. Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025 Williams and Alexandra have a little chemistry, which is all that’s required, just as Haygarth and Gerardi have a little comic rapport. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025 Not long ago, Rosado was not all that keen on Bad Bunny’s music. Sofía Hanalei Sanchez, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all that

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all that was in 1945

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“All that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20that. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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