as in collectively
with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time
all told, we made $14.64
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Recent Examples of all told
Bullish investors can perhaps lean on the fact that the U.S. is not a particularly trade-dependent one, all told.
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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
Higashioka hit 20 home runs all told, including the playoffs, and took over the starting job down the stretch.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
With 1 billion monthly podcast users, YouTube would be far bigger than Spotify, which all told had 675 million monthly active users at the end of 2024.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
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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
Higashioka hit 20 home runs all told, including the playoffs, and took over the starting job down the stretch.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
With 1 billion monthly podcast users, YouTube would be far bigger than Spotify, which all told had 675 million monthly active users at the end of 2024.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all told
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The three former officials, whose careers collectively spanned over six decades of law enforcement experience across the ranks of the FBI, allege that the firings violated their due process rights as well as their First Amendment rights to free association and speech.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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One of the earliest poetic works that collectively shaped us is the Shahnameh, an epic poem by the Persian poet Ferdowsi.—
Fatemeh Jamalpour,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Hale thinks the housing market overall is a bit healthier than the low level of sales might indicate, however.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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With better accommodations overall, seniors have better options for staying on the job longer.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Last week, The Weeknd’s breakout album Beauty Behind the Madness returned to charts all around the world as fans celebrated its tenth anniversary.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Nitrogen gas is all around us, making up 78% of the atmosphere.—
Katherine Bourzac,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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