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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The contenders in all 27 categories were announced Monday night at a San Diego Music Awards kick-off concert at the Music Box. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026 In Mexico, it is said to have a presence in all states. Angélica Durán-Martínez, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026 Made from a soft and stretchy cotton blend, the pair hugs in all the right places and works wonders in the butt-lifting department. Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026 This is what we’ve been told time and again, in movies and TV shows from Mommie Dearest and Carrie to Mad Men and The Sopranos, where the mother monster shows up in all her pill-popping, guilt-tripping, fright wig-wearing splendor to wreak havoc on her innocent children’s—and our—psyches. Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in all

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“In all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20all. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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