all the

phrase

: as much of … as : as much of a … as
all the home I ever had

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Elections officials from more than three-quarters of Indiana’s 92 counties are expected to include all or nearly all the results of absentee and early voting in their first vote update of the night. — Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026 The track’s watery percussion and acute synth stabs carry all the implication of a dancefloor, even without a beat. — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026 Once entirely based in Palm Beach County, the district was redrawn to stretch from West Broward and Palm Beach counties through communities along the southern rim of Lake Okeechobee, all the way to the Gulf Coast in Collier County. — Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026 Jackson’s campaign amounted to a reset for Democrats and a chance to contest Maine without all the political baggage that came with Platner’s candidacy. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for all the

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all the was in 1825

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“All the.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20the. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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