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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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After the Heat settled itself, Durant nailed two threes, the second of which moved him past Michael Jordan into fifth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Up next Illinois is 3-2 all-time against Houston, but the Cougars won the most recent meeting 68-53 victory in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Braden Smith’s dream scenario was to break the NCAA’s all-time assists record to Trey Kaufman-Renn on a short roll.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Hosting for the first time since 2012, the Commodores improved to 15-2 all-time when playing at Memorial.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Up next Illinois is 3-2 all-time against Houston, but the Cougars won the most recent meeting 68-53 victory in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Braden Smith’s dream scenario was to break the NCAA’s all-time assists record to Trey Kaufman-Renn on a short roll.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Hosting for the first time since 2012, the Commodores improved to 15-2 all-time when playing at Memorial.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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