in all
idiom
: including everything or everyone
—used to indicate a total
There were about a thousand people at the concert in all.
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While some of Griffin’s jokes may be a product of their time, My Life on the D-List is, all the same, a fascinating snapshot of early aughts celebrity culture in all its chaotic messiness.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
As in all middle-class horror stories, the two protagonists are blissfully unaware of what’s coming to them.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
Love Stories is a series about love in all its forms.
—Catie Disabato, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Softball Garden Grove Pacifica continues to take pride in all of its former players playing college softball.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
As in all middle-class horror stories, the two protagonists are blissfully unaware of what’s coming to them.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
Love Stories is a series about love in all its forms.
—Catie Disabato, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
Softball Garden Grove Pacifica continues to take pride in all of its former players playing college softball.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
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“In all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20all. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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