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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
Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Jan. 2026
Jake returns to 2011 with the intention of going back to 1960 and doing it all over again, this time without making the mistakes that led to Sadie's death.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
But there’s also a growing segment of allover deodorant solutions on the market that offer fresh-feeling skin through toxic-free and clean formulation.
—Charlie Carballo, WWD, 11 July 2024
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Adverb
The video is all over Instagram, and has racked up more than 3 million views.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Jan. 2026
Jake returns to 2011 with the intention of going back to 1960 and doing it all over again, this time without making the mistakes that led to Sadie's death.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The most elegant, allover acne treatment out there.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
But there’s also a growing segment of allover deodorant solutions on the market that offer fresh-feeling skin through toxic-free and clean formulation.
—Charlie Carballo, WWD, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all over
Adverb
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These modern industrialists understand that intelligence embedded everywhere must be guided wisely everywhere.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Utica greens is a classic Italian American dish that goes by that name everywhere except Utica itself.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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China has set a new benchmark in extreme magnet science after researchers built the strongest all-superconducting user magnet ever.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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We’re all slightly dizzied by this dopamine of social-media traction and losing sight of the effects of it.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Across three conversations with leaders working in human rights, social innovation, and critical infrastructure, the underlying premise was clear.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The underlying allegations of this investigation are particularly fraught with danger for the state police and its leadership.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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His energy and passion for the subject are — like his involvement in it — quite surprising.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The dog was still sitting quite motionless, surveying the park.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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James wants more to change as a result of his daughter’s death – to force a change in rules and culture, so there are more guardrails around children and young travelers, like Piper, who are strong and independent but don’t necessarily have the life experience to fully appreciate the dangers.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Kremlin insisted that to reach a peace deal, Kyiv must withdraw its troops from the areas in the east that Russia illegally annexed but never fully captured.—
KAMILA HRABCHUK,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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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Residences at Grand Hyatt Deer Valley launched last year with pricing starting under $2 million and sold out completely by summer.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Any violence against a judge or a judge's family is completely unacceptable.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Whether that works for the Sharks is not totally clear, as the two camps were reportedly far apart in negotiations in their initial talks.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Some of the women are totally incapable of cooking (like Jen Tilly), and others seem to prefer spending the better part of their evening in glam than in the kitchen.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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“All over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20over. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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