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: being for or of all time up to and including the present
especially
: exceeding all others of all time
an all-time bestseller
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But even crazier is that The Long Walk is tied for third place, alongside an all-time classic like Misery.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Judge passed franchise icon Joe DiMaggio to leap into fourth place on the Yankees' all-time home run leaderboard Friday night with a first-inning blast against the Boston Red Sox.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Neymar, 33, is Brazil’s all-time leading goalscorer but has not appeared for his national team since October 2023, when he was substituted against Uruguay after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The Wave now hold a 6-2-1 advantage in the all-time regular season series.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Judge passed franchise icon Joe DiMaggio to leap into fourth place on the Yankees' all-time home run leaderboard Friday night with a first-inning blast against the Boston Red Sox.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Neymar, 33, is Brazil’s all-time leading goalscorer but has not appeared for his national team since October 2023, when he was substituted against Uruguay after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The Wave now hold a 6-2-1 advantage in the all-time regular season series.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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