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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 allover
Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022
Take, for example, the resurgence of the allover pattern room.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 25 May 2022
Christian Schneider, National Review, 19 June 2025
Twenty years later, A Day Without a Mexican is having a second life — streaming on Amazon Prime and being referenced all over social media for its eerie prescience.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
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Adverb
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
Adjective
As fights broke out all over the ice at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena, McCarty began pummeling Lemieux in the head, eventually dragging him over to the boards and slamming him against the wall.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 19 June 2025
Twenty years later, A Day Without a Mexican is having a second life — streaming on Amazon Prime and being referenced all over social media for its eerie prescience.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for allover
Adverb
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With National Pollinator Week in full swing, gardeners everywhere are embracing new ways to support these vital creatures.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2025
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Pixar Animation Studios’ new intergalactic adventure film Elio is now playing in theaters everywhere.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
Adverb
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Those who were in the shelter are all safe and well.—
Ruth Marks Eglash,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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That’s what The News is all about and what Sommerfeldt is doing in questioning and writing about Adams, on behalf of our readers in print and on the web.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Meissner disagreed with Levi, warning that 80% of children hospitalized with RSV are healthy with no underlying conditions.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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Yet, while nuclear is back in the political spotlight, the underlying issue goes deeper: energy systems are under pressure, and existing planning, operational, and market structures are struggling to keep pace.—
Elena Bou,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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The prospect of trying to cut open a stubborn 5-4-1 block in the Orlando heat could have become torturous quite quickly.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Spielberg introduced a behind-the-scenes clip that didn’t quite confirm an alien theme, though plenty of menacing figures in unmarked black cars were seen chasing Blunt (who appeared in several scenes as an everywoman in a rural area).—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
27 June 2025
Adverb
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Asian spot prices obeyed the signal—jumping 11 percent to $14/mmBtu before London markets had fully digested the headline.—
Guney Yildiz,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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However, the Canucks seem to want to give Pettersson — another lefty, by the way — another chance to right the ship next season with Adam Foote now running the bench and the Miller debacle fully in the rearview mirror.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
20 June 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 volume of the baggy jean demands direction, and a brown boot can provide a visual anchor that prevents the outfit from totally overflowing.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
29 June 2025
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The build features totally custom bodywork with a removable hardtop, a hot-rod V12 engine and a five-speed manual transmission—all in green over tan, of course.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Adverb
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This adaptation aligns perfectly with our mission to bring underrepresented perspectives to the screen through bold, engaging, and entertaining stories.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
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Not a superstar but, like Happ in LF, perfectly sufficient and acceptable at first.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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“Allover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allover. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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