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as in everywhere
in every place or in all places
I've looked all over—even outside—and I can't find my other shoe
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as in all
to a full extent or degree
his writing style is his mentor's all over
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as in underlying
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Recent Examples of all over
Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 13 May 2025
So, Jokic did the same with Jaylin Williams draped all over him with 3:47 left in the third quarter.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022
Take, for example, the resurgence of the allover pattern room.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 25 May 2022
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But here are the Mavericks now, bathed in luck all over again.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 13 May 2025
So, Jokic did the same with Jaylin Williams draped all over him with 3:47 left in the third quarter.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
Adjective
Its door has a high-arched frame and a decorative allover circular pattern made from plastic.
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022
Take, for example, the resurgence of the allover pattern room.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 25 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all over
Adverb
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The intense May 15 finale proved that change is everywhere, but the one thing that remains is Bobby’s legacy.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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The unexpected was everywhere at soggy Quail Hollow Club on Thursday.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Adverb
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Have an interest in birding—or at least want to see what this nostalgic trend is all about?—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
17 May 2025
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Together, these two show us what love is all about -- partnership and finding someone who will always love you.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes, pet names function as emotional wallpaper, concealing underlying issues rather than addressing them.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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However, conversations may not always extend to the broader spectrum of symptoms, including severe pain or irregular periods, which can signal underlying conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or endometriosis.—
Taylor Lane,
Flow Space,
8 May 2025
Adverb
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Halper, of Top Ten Liquors, isn’t quite sure what to expect from the federal government.—
Danielle Wiener-Bronner,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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When that happens, their buzzing calls used to attract mates are quite loud.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
Adverb
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If those conversations do happen, Dr. Brady stresses the importance of listening fully and without judgment.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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That was always my big fear about this season — that as exciting as the early episodes were, those high-profile exits were diluting the cast and leaving us with players that we, as viewers, were not fully invested in.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Again, the superposed vector can be decomposed into its constituents.—
Anil Ananthaswamy,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2023
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Like entanglement, the superposed states essential to its power are fragile, collapsing when measured or otherwise perturbed by the outside world.—
Gabriel Popkin,
Science | AAAS,
3 June 2021
Adverb
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Angelo lives two totally separate lives — fearsome NYC hitman and sleepy upstate Cooperstown photocopier salesman and father.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
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Skarsgard’s Murderbot is awkward in a totally different way, unsure how to deal with emotion, tortured just by having to look someone in the eye.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Adverb
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Goin starts with gold and makes it into something more precious: say, as just one example, a salad of delicate, impossibly sweet lettuces paired with slices of firm, ripe avocado, moons of blood orange, new sugar snap peas and a light, fragrant, perfectly balanced basil-buttermilk dressing.—
Sam Sifton,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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My favorite looks, though, were always ones that perfectly encapsulated #MinnieStyle.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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“All over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20over. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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