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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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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Blue city streets erupt as 100-plus rioters turn drag race into all-out war on cops.
—FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
They’ve been beset by major injuries with Sasha Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk and now Dmitry Kulikov all out of the lineup, with Barkov and Tkachuk on LTIR.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Facing fourth-and-4 at its 49-yard line, Grunkemeyer faced an all-out blitz and his desperation pass fell incomplete.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Blue city streets erupt as 100-plus rioters turn drag race into all-out war on cops.
—FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Stranger Things is going all out for its final season.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
They’ve been beset by major injuries with Sasha Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk and now Dmitry Kulikov all out of the lineup, with Barkov and Tkachuk on LTIR.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
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“All-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-out. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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