1
as in mostly
for the most part
altogether, I'd say we had a pretty good time
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2
as in completely
to a full extent or degree
I was not altogether prepared for such bad news
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as in collectively
with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time
we spent six months in Europe altogether
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as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body
had never posed in the altogether for a photographer before
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Recent Examples of altogether
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
In recent decades, Corn said, cattle ranchers have struggled to turn a profit, and an oversaturation of foreign beef could drive many out of the business altogether, which could affect our food security long term.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
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Lower- and middle-income consumers, by contrast, are pushing back, trading down, stretching budgets, or delaying purchases altogether.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
In recent decades, Corn said, cattle ranchers have struggled to turn a profit, and an oversaturation of foreign beef could drive many out of the business altogether, which could affect our food security long term.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
According to my calculations, the White House methodology yields the absurd conclusion that eliminating the corporate tax altogether would boost annual household wages by up to $20,000.
—Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
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Adverb
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What Lewis is mostly in Denver to do, though, is block.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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In fact, Trump’s gripes with Beijing were mostly limited to the amount of goods China purchased from the United States, and so much of his attention was spent on direct negotiations with Xi that tried to address the trade deficit.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The 22-year-old Australian influencer grew up in the 2010s era makeup YouTubers — when NikkieTutorials, Jaclyn Hill and Laura Lee were the reigning queens of social media — and was completely taken by their creative looks.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Harmlessly wandering about the village, belly and breasts exposed—at times completely naked—Pagli discomforts established codes of etiquette.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The other is crowded with a cast of despicable villains who collectively comprise the deadest, whitest males in American history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The team collectively felt that there had not been enough execution on that side of the ball.—
Cameron Belcher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Either way, there’s something wholesome about this movement, despite the partial nudity.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Naked bike rides as a form of protest are not uncommon in major cities across the USA, and in Oregon, public nudity is considered a legal form of protest.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Navan’s competitors, chiefly SAP Concur, have been listed for years.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Trump has continued to insist that the DOJ under the Biden administration was used to go after political enemies—chiefly, Trump himself.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The experiment discovered that AI could fulfill this role quite well.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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The maze is quite scary, including an It-style clown with a chainsaw, chainsaw-wielding doctors in scrubs, and Beryl at the center of it all as the town’s biggest cultural claim to fame, the Headless Horseman.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale has, overall, served the club well as a temporary home in its first six seasons in MLS, but there were a couple of thousand empty seats in the 21,550-capacity venue for a playoff game featuring one of the game’s greats.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Johnson, the independent analyst, said seniors may benefit far less from the inflation adjustment in 2026 than in previous years, thanks to rising medical costs overall.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The first trailer for the film, which IndieWire is sharing below, shows Good’s mother more comfortable nude in her home in the sweltering rainforest than shopping for bras at a department store.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
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Chiles’ other shoe of choice so far has been the Arika Nerguiz Alameda style in a light nude.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Altogether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altogether. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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