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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
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Tricia Mpisi, a South African influencer who attended an early screening of Wicked in 2024, detailed how Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande rescued her from an unfortunate incident in which a glass of champagne spilled all over her.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2025
Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 June 2023
The teen wore a gown by Lebanese designer Shady Zeineldine, which featured allover gold sequins and a turtleneck style.
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
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And 25 years of astronauts from all over the world living and working together to pave the way for future space exploration.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Tricia Mpisi, a South African influencer who attended an early screening of Wicked in 2024, detailed how Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande rescued her from an unfortunate incident in which a glass of champagne spilled all over her.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Dip a toe under the sea with the twinkly embellishments on SimonMiller's beachy collection for Mango, or dive all the way in with Marysia's allover shell print.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 June 2023
The teen wore a gown by Lebanese designer Shady Zeineldine, which featured allover gold sequins and a turtleneck style.
—Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all over
Adverb
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The research was thrilling and of great interest to archaeologists everywhere, according to Stephen Houston, a professor of anthropology at Brown University in Rhode Island.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Our assignment everywhere is to send the strongest fighters for the working class wherever possible.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Time happens all at once for Helm, more or less, relative to longevity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Make sure your computer, smartphone and web browser all have the latest security patches installed.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The underlying universal themes of fatherhood and family bonds spoke to me and my own experience directly.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Bad fuel, hydraulic contamination, corrosion, or software glitches can cause catastrophic failures, sometimes in clusters if underlying maintenance issues exist.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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This new chink in the armor of dark energy resulted from Lee and colleagues from Yonsei University discovering that Type Ia supernova may not be quite so standard after all.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Which for a big break was quite old, really.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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To buy the Eight Sleep is to buy fully, with your whole body, into the idea that the future of sleep is technological.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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Quadcopter and multirotor drones Draganfly develops quadcopter and multirotor drones that are easy to use, quick to deploy, and fully calibrated at the company’s manufacturing facilities.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 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 Mets struggled down the stretch and missed the postseason completely despite having one of the highest payrolls in the league.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Beach players stepped on the baseline three times in the first half and another, trying to avoid a shot blocker, lofted a runner completely over the backboard in the second.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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If desired, dip the cut end of the stem into rooting hormone, but this is totally optional.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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The GranTurismo Fologre looks fast, but its exterior doesn't totally prepare drivers for just how quick this EV is.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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“All over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20over. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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