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adjective

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Recent Examples of all around
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But on a night of all-around excellence from the Dodgers, no one impressed quite like the man who endures as the most familiar, and foundational, face of the franchise. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025 Many are drought-tolerant, thrive in a variety of soil conditions, and are all-around low-maintenance plants. Lauren David, Southern Living, 8 June 2025 For Joe Staple, of Coral Springs, it’s been team captain Aleksander Barkov, one of the NHL’s best all-around players and active in the community. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025 After a great all-around 2024-25 NBA season, the rumor mill is suggesting that the Knicks could blow some things up during the offseason. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for all around
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all around
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  • Those who subscribe will get unlimited access to the BBC’s news articles, feature stories and the 24/7 livestream of the BBC News channel.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2025
  • Includes unlimited digital access and exclusive subscriber-only content.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 26 June 2025
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  • The poll also found that nearly half of voters disapprove of Trump's overall handling of the U.S. economy.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
  • Sure, the Dodgers entered Friday winners of 13 of their last 17, tied for the best overall record in baseball and leading the National League West by six games.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
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  • Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle are two of the clubs credited with an interest in signing Acheampong, the versatile defender who made 12 first-team appearances for Chelsea across all competitions last season and started their 3-0 win over ES Tunis in the FIFA Club World Cup on Tuesday.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • The 6-9 forward is a McDonald’s All-American and Gatorade player of the year for Virginia with versatile skills.
    Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
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  • There is currently no room to retain Ryan Lindgren (or replace him with a similar quality defenseman) or Jonathan Drouin, who are pending unrestricted free agents.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • The author was given unrestricted access to Buckley’s papers and records and received the cooperation of his family and friends.
    Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
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  • However, why would a general manager ever admit giving up on the season or shopping its most reliable pitcher?
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • Team president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka had previously said James will be keeping an eye on how the roster improves in the offseason.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 19 June 2025

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