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Recent Examples of all-rounder
Always a brilliant finisher, her move to Barcelona has turned her into more of an all-rounder, comfortable at linking play and creating space for others to burst into.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Then there’s the e:Ny1, which Honda is renaming because Chinese customers can’t pronounce it, the CR-V, a brilliant all-rounder, and finally, the HR-V, a hybrid version of the all-electric e:Ny1.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Each team has 11 players made up of specialist batters and bowlers plus all-rounders (players that can bat and bowl proficiently, or bat and be the wicket-keeper, the player from the bowling team stationed immediately behind the stumps).
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Not as an all-rounder everywhere, but as a conductor in the final third.
—Philipp Lahm, New York Times, 6 June 2025
The all-rounder has been overlooked in the Indian red-ball squad for June’s tour of England, but Robin Uthappa claimed that his skills would be seen again in both colored and white shirts.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Suitable for hardwood, tile, and carpet, the Roborock Q7 Max offers both vacuuming and mopping for an all-rounder that will clean up any mess.
—& John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
The squad is led by 39-year-old Craig Ervine, who has played 25 Tests over 14 years, while another almost fortysomething, all-rounder Sikandar Raza, has also been recalled.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Van Aert, meanwhile, is a rider in a very different position, an all-rounder whose palmares is among the most impressive in the peloton.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2025
Then there’s the e:Ny1, which Honda is renaming because Chinese customers can’t pronounce it, the CR-V, a brilliant all-rounder, and finally, the HR-V, a hybrid version of the all-electric e:Ny1.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Each team has 11 players made up of specialist batters and bowlers plus all-rounders (players that can bat and bowl proficiently, or bat and be the wicket-keeper, the player from the bowling team stationed immediately behind the stumps).
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Not as an all-rounder everywhere, but as a conductor in the final third.
—Philipp Lahm, New York Times, 6 June 2025
The all-rounder has been overlooked in the Indian red-ball squad for June’s tour of England, but Robin Uthappa claimed that his skills would be seen again in both colored and white shirts.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Suitable for hardwood, tile, and carpet, the Roborock Q7 Max offers both vacuuming and mopping for an all-rounder that will clean up any mess.
—& John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
The squad is led by 39-year-old Craig Ervine, who has played 25 Tests over 14 years, while another almost fortysomething, all-rounder Sikandar Raza, has also been recalled.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Van Aert, meanwhile, is a rider in a very different position, an all-rounder whose palmares is among the most impressive in the peloton.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-rounder
Noun
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Teams that look too homogeneous (e.g., all engineers or all generalists) raise concerns.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The Ambush Bass are ambush predators and predatory generalists (read: what do bass eat).—
Kristine Fischer,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Baldwin’s line-drive stroke from both sides of the plate increases his value as a jack-of-all-trades sort.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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This jack-of-all-trades approach, at a starting price of only $2,368, resulted in 420,000 examples being sold the first year.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The immaculate print appeared to this layman’s eye to look about as sharp as contemporary digital Imax, but with the celluloid origins and print adding additional richness.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Papal Gentlemen—laymen who attend to the Pope’s private needs and aid in his displays of hospitality and diplomacy—acted as pallbearers in black suits, carrying the unadorned wooden casket that held Francis’s body.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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“All-rounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-rounder. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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