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: made with maximum effort : thoroughgoing
an all-out effort to win the contest
: with full determination or enthusiasm : with maximum effort
—used chiefly in the phrase go all out
Examples of all-out in a Sentence
Adjective
Grandpa got the all-out support of the family when he decided to remarry at age 72
an all-out effort to break open the door
Adverb
went all out for her New Year's Eve party—she even had fireworks!
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New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
And with the top seed in the AFC, a first-round bye and home-field advantage all at stake, that defense will have plenty of incentive to go all-out.
—Dan Greenspan, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
People spilling all out into the street.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
The all-new JPOD turns an everyday Jeep Wrangler into an all-out tour de force of overland exploration.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
And with the top seed in the AFC, a first-round bye and home-field advantage all at stake, that defense will have plenty of incentive to go all-out.
—Dan Greenspan, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025
Adverb
Starting quarterback Jayden Denegal and starting wide receivers Jacob Bostick and Jordan Napier are all out following injuries that required surgery.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
People spilling all out into the street.
—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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“All-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-out. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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