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all-around

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adjective

variants also all-round
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Richard and Juda finished first and second, respectively, in the all-around, giving Michigan the edge over Stanford. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025 McCallum was also second in the all-around, with Oklahoma's Jordan Bowers taking the victory. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025 Fifth-year graduate student Chae Campbell, in her final meet as a Bruin, notched 9.90-plus scores on two of four events, finishing eighth in the all-around competition. Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025 With star guard Ja Morant playing on an injured right ankle after rolling it in Grizzlies’ loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, Memphis was lifted by an all-around team effort on Friday. Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all around
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    Irene Kim, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2025
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    Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2025
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  • By that point, the Heat was shooting 10 for 36 overall and 2 for 21 on threes, while Cleveland was shooting 23 for 44 overall and 11 for 23 on threes.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Understanding how an employee’s work corresponds with the organization’s goals speaks to the overall issue of alignment.
    Caitlin MacGregor, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • The result was versatile clothing designed to transition seamlessly from workout to workday, aligning with her quality-over-quantity ethos.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The Netherlands international had been a versatile option under Klopp, but Liverpool’s new head coach had different ideas about him.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • One of the team’s starters from last year, Mo Alie-Cox, remains an unrestricted free agent, and the other, Kylen Granson, signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Jones will be an unrestricted free agent at the conclusion of this season.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • Indeed, a 2019 study by the Happiness Research Institute found that 73 percent of people who are happy with their homes also are happier in general.
    Matt Alderton, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • Rich Brown Decking and Fences Regularly staining and sealing wood decks and fences around your property is part of the general upkeep.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2025

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“All around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20around. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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