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as in everywhere
in every place or in all places
I've looked all over—even outside—and I can't find my other shoe
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as in all
to a full extent or degree
his writing style is his mentor's all over
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as in underlying
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Recent Examples of all over
Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Jan. 2026
Jake returns to 2011 with the intention of going back to 1960 and doing it all over again, this time without making the mistakes that led to Sadie's death.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
But there’s also a growing segment of allover deodorant solutions on the market that offer fresh-feeling skin through toxic-free and clean formulation.
—Charlie Carballo, WWD, 11 July 2024
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Adverb
The video is all over Instagram, and has racked up more than 3 million views.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Jan. 2026
Jake returns to 2011 with the intention of going back to 1960 and doing it all over again, this time without making the mistakes that led to Sadie's death.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The most elegant, allover acne treatment out there.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
But there’s also a growing segment of allover deodorant solutions on the market that offer fresh-feeling skin through toxic-free and clean formulation.
—Charlie Carballo, WWD, 11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all over
Adverb
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Wet or snowy roads may remain slick as temperatures fall below freezing everywhere.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Brooks makes performance running gear for runners everywhere.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Who’s In the Cast The all-British cast includes Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, Celeste Dring, George Fouracres, Ania Magliano, Annabel Marlow, Al Nash, Jack Shep, Emma Sidi and Paddy Young — 11 performers building an ensemble for a UK audience.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2026
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Five minutes into the second period, Zacha tipped Viktor Arvidsson's pass for his second of the night after defensive-zone confusion between Montreal's Lane Hutson and Oliver Kapanen left the Bruins center all alone in front of the net.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And sometimes what appears to be depression has a different underlying medical driver.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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The structure, called a conservative matrix field, or CMF, acts as a kind of mathematical common ancestor, showing how formulas that look nothing alike turn out to be different expressions of the same underlying object.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But, as the historian and New Yorker contributor Daniel Immerwahr points out, these latest American acts of aggression represent something quite different.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2026
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His family is not quite as enthusiastic.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Any residual good will between the Pentagon and Anthropic soon fully deteriorated.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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These strengths rely on a mind that is calm, adaptable and fully online, not one that is hijacked and overwhelmed by cognitive overload.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Again, the superposed vector can be decomposed into its constituents.—
Anil Ananthaswamy,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2023
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Like entanglement, the superposed states essential to its power are fragile, collapsing when measured or otherwise perturbed by the outside world.—
Gabriel Popkin,
Science | AAAS,
3 June 2021
Adverb
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If the plan had been to run the Kennedy Center into the ground so completely that shutting it down was the only option, Grenell aced the assignment.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2026
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However, as the one person on set who truly has no idea that this is completely a lark, Anthony is truly the heart of the season.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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This under-$40 Amazon pick totally does the trick, and even comes with a little matching pouch.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
13 Mar. 2026
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For the first time in a long time, the Oscar race seems to be totally up in the air.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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“All over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20over. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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