all told

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Recent Examples of all told So, all told the Dolphins are 25-17 (.595) in Tagovailoa’s starts under McDaniel, who revitalized his career in 2022. Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025 According to reports, the drivers of the lorries all told a similar story. Harry Law, Time, 5 June 2025 Bullish investors can perhaps lean on the fact that the U.S. is not a particularly trade-dependent one, all told. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 May 2025 In one round, they were all told to walk as straight across as possible—or with essentially zero degrees of deviation. Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all told
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Adverb
  • With Newsom’s signature now on AB 1340, drivers can collectively bargain and unionize, including negotiating contracts, which would set industry-wide standards, according to proponents like bill sponsors Assemblymembers Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, and Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Witnessing his pain, the platoon gathered around Sergiy to collectively tap out their brother and embrace him — forming a new family for the soldier who had just lost his own.
    Seth Carnell, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • After being drafted fifth overall in the 2009 NFL draft by the New York Jets — who at the time were led offensively by offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, now the Cowboys’ head coach — Sanchez ended up starting 73 games in his NFL career and throwing for 15,357 yards.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Although drafting Tetairoa McMillan finally gives Young a great receiver threat, the unit overall can only be described as lackluster.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Airports all around the country—from Newark and Phoenix to Denver and Los Angeles—are all experiencing staffing issues.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
  • People from all around the world who understand certain references from certain places.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025

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“All told.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20told. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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