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all told

adverb

Definition of all toldnext
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 Synonyms for all told
  1. collectively
  2. overall
  3. all around
Adverb
  • Ankara wants countries to collectively agree to raise the global share of electricity in total energy use to 35% by 2035 — up from 23% today — at the COP31 climate summit Türkiye is hosting in November.
    — Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The chorus arrives quickly and lands collectively, built for open roads, crowded rooms, and voices joining in.
    — Brittney Williams, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of collectively
Adverb
  • The company has 30 newsrooms overall across the United States.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Success will be measured by whether students who have fallen behind actually catch up, not by raising scores overall, the spokesperson said.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of overall
Adverb
  • The rapidly approaching future and vanishing past are all around her, which Horgan embodies beautifully in a brief but wrenching scene when Ruari first leaves for school.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The season for apple picking is about to hit its peak, with orchards all around the country opening their gates for people to fill their baskets.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of all around
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“All told.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20told. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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