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altogether

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noun

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
Adverb
Although states and districts are searching for ways to limit screen time, few — if any — are looking to operate without the internet altogether. Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 10 July 2026 The weird, vaguely threatening statement doesn’t lay the groundwork for a productive night, so naturally the vibes are just all off as the boys hang, so much so that Christian regrets planning it altogether. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026
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 See All Example Sentences for altogether
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altogether
Adverb
  • Iran exported roughly 50 million barrels of crude oil in June, mostly through its shadow fleet, according to an analysis by TankerTrackers.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • So far in the season, Gen has mostly landed on the wrong side of the audience’s favor.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Adverb
  • Communists want to end capitalism and replace it with a system where almost all private property is outlawed and the economy is completely run by the state.
    Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 10 July 2026
  • The north offers something completely different to the south.
    Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Adverb
  • While there is no denying that Azure is a juggernaut, there has been no room for error when Microsoft and its cloud rivals Amazon and Alphabet are committing to some $575 billion collectively this year on AI infrastructure.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • My friends have collectively and individually started a not-so-subtle campaign to move in with me or for all of us to buy a house together.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • As scrutiny on the harm inflicted on children by AI firms intensifies, advocates are hoping that firms will fine-tune models to block all nudity.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
  • Sometimes, being sexy has nothing to do with nudity.
    Megan Vick, Variety, 13 June 2026
Adverb
  • Bouaddi was born into an aspirational family in Creil — a town of around 36,000 people in northern France, around an hour’s drive from Paris, and known chiefly as being where gangster and jailbreaker Redoine Faid is from.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • The complaint says Salle’s 2025 painting shares the works’ pose, perspective, clothing, and overall visual impression, differing chiefly in that its subject holds an axe instead of a sledgehammer.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
Adverb
  • The stakes for new avatar don’t feel quite as high—the specific circumstances around the former was a perfect storm that'll be tough to duplicate—but the music isn’t any less potent for it.
    Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
  • SpaceX tried to launch the Starship megarocket on its 13th test flight today but couldn't quite pull it off.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 July 2026
Adverb
  • Last season, the club defeated the Hanshin Tigers in five games to claim its 12th title overall, the third-most behind the Saitama Seibu Lions (13) and the Yomiuri Giants (22).
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 13 July 2026
  • There’s also the contest for the all-time top scorer at World Cups overall with Messi on 21 goals and Mbappé on 20.
    James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Milky pinks, sheer nudes, and cloud whites give nails a fresh, healthy-looking glow for summer.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 9 July 2026
  • Regulators Europe opened investigations into Musk’s Grok over antisemitic content and sexualized material, include deepfake nudes.
    Bernard Condon, Fortune, 13 June 2026

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“Altogether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altogether. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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