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adjective

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Recent Examples of all over
Adverb
There have been cameras all over me, analyzing my every move, analyzing my every smile, my every tear. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026 The refugees came from all over Africa. Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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 Dip a toe under the sea with the twinkly embellishments on SimonMiller's beachy collection for Mango, or dive all the way in with Marysia's allover shell print. Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for all over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all over
Adverb
  • Balance your day from trail to studio, couch to commute and everywhere in between.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Artificial intelligence seems to be popping up everywhere, fueling the advancement of hardware beyond the smartphone but also debate about its use.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • As opposed to grander, more institutional museums which can feel staid or imposing, the staff here are all warm and welcoming.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Many of those charges, all from 2022, were dropped or dismissed.
    Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Two tools reflect the same underlying material back to the user, packaged differently enough to feel like separate judgment.
    Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The underlying biology is very different, and that’s why one drug isn’t going to work across everyone even if the symptoms are the same.
    Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • But none of the more precise terms quite roll off the tongue.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That’s true even as there’s been a steady clip of cyberattacks on the United States and other countries, some of them quite alarming, and even as a new, more powerful AI model is released by an American or Chinese lab seemingly every week.
    Jen Easterly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Recent teammates mostly function as an information pipeline, while older, non-overlapping alumni may be shaping how recruiters and HR assess candidates who share their team affiliation, rather than simply passing along a tip.
    Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, their ranges formed what researchers describe as a mosaic of separate, non-overlapping distributions.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Adverb
  • Trade data show China has fully transitioned from providing mostly low cost manufacturing to supplying vital machinery and components for advanced manufacturing.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In Hrubec’s lab, the malformations took a different form — neural tube defects similar to spina bifida in humans, in which parts of the spinal column fail to close, or anencephaly, where the skull and brain never fully develop.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Solar eclipse watchers have for centuries vividly described an eerie phenomenon known as shadow bands that appears just before and after totality — the period when the moon completely blocks the sun’s light and the sky goes dark.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After baking, make sure your bread is cooled completely on a wire rack.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Matiere Premiere’s Metal Lavender, however, is totally modern.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Today the farm and its Produce Stand are still totally run by volunteers with all produce either sold at the stand or donated to charity.
    Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026

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“All over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20over. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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