1
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
Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 19 Apr. 2025
Bringing the weekly Friday night meal enjoyed by Jewish families all over the world into the hit reality program seemed like a no-brainer for Solomon, who personally pitched the idea to the producers.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 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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Adverb
Close enough to Charlotte that a lot of folks from home are coming here, and far enough out that folks are coming from kind of all over.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 19 Apr. 2025
Bringing the weekly Friday night meal enjoyed by Jewish families all over the world into the hit reality program seemed like a no-brainer for Solomon, who personally pitched the idea to the producers.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 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
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From New York to Hollywood and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to Comments Stars have been everywhere this week, from Addison Rae performing at Coachella in California to Priscilla Presley at a screening near Los Angeles.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The populist strain of nationalism that Francis has prophetically warned against is seemingly everywhere.—
Jason Horowitz,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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If Ward, Sanders, and Dart are all off the board when the Steelers come up, the team could get desperate.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Or, as Dries put it, was all about paying attention.—
Brett Braley,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Treatments vary and are generally focused on relieving any underlying condition.—
Anju Goel,
Verywell Health,
26 Apr. 2025
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Both were previously heathy with no underlying conditions, according to Texas DSHS. MORE: What to know about measles breakthrough cases and why vaccination is still important Measles can be especially dangerous for infants, children, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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When asked about it in his pre-match press conference, Silva, quite fairly, dismissed its relevance in strong terms.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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But by the end of the 19th century, the industrial social-economic order that tariffs helped foster were quite different from what earlier protectionists had promised.—
Made by History,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Keep your access fully charged for just $2.50 $1 per month for one year.—
Ben Dowsett,
Wired News,
21 Apr. 2025
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American Oversight originally filed its lawsuit over the use of Signal last month and secured an order requiring the Trump administration to preserve the messages; however, in the weeks since Judge James Boasberg issued his order, multiple Cabinet-levels have been unable to fully save the messages.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 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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The best highlighter sticks are embodied by a few of our favorite adjectives: convenient, straightforward, and totally stunning.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2025
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The film’s slim thread to recognizable reality is Kendrick’s Stephanie, who always looks like someone who would nervously pill a dinner roll while pretending to be totally absorbed in the table conversation.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Robinson’s brand of middle-class psycho surrealism works perfectly in bite-size sketch-comedy doses.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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The popular style is all about big and chunky belts, so this set of three woven ones fits the bill perfectly.—
Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2025
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“All over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20over. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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