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
Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
But after a while, those offers dwindle or halt altogether.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
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Adverb
Medical Gaslighting Medical gaslighting is when a medical provider blames a patient’s symptoms on psychological factors or denies or dismisses the patient’s illness or symptoms altogether, as defined in an article published in 2022 in BMJ.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
But after a while, those offers dwindle or halt altogether.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 May 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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Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures’ A Minecraft Movie, the biggest blockbuster of 2025, so far, was mostly shot in New Zealand, with some production in Canada.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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The 34-year-old Alvarez (63-2-2 with 39 KOs) has been competing mostly at super middleweight since 2020.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Adverb
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Of course, not everyone goes to college chiefly to earn a high income — education can be its own reward, after all.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Computershare said this uplift was thanks chiefly to a 6.6% increase at AstraZeneca.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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When asked about it in his pre-match press conference, Silva, quite fairly, dismissed its relevance in strong terms.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The hidden joke of their routines — what even a lot of the long-haired druggie types in the audience didn’t quite get — is that the counterculture was over.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Rubenstein tells the Guardian that superb starlings living in larger flocks have higher success rates at raising chicks and surviving overall.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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Black Mirror, which debuted its seventh season on April 10, finished second overall with 1.08 billion minutes of viewing on Netflix, down some from the 1.36 billion minutes for season six’s first week in June 2023.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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Gisele Bündchen’s steamy bronze glow in 1999 was just as prescient, elevating bombshell nudes into the gold standard of summer makeup.—
Sophie Schulte-Hillen,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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While the season is often filled with soft pastels (hi, lavender milk nails) and shimmery nudes, some celebs have decided to go in a different direction this season.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Aruba has been on my bucket list for a while, mainly because of its pristine beaches.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
1 May 2025
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That will only earn you small, incremental gains, mainly on the individual level.—
Glenn Mathis,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The film’s slim thread to recognizable reality is Kendrick’s Stephanie, who always looks like someone who would nervously pill a dinner roll while pretending to be totally absorbed in the table conversation.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Whereas other toddlers might listen for a spell and then peel away to do something more interesting, like chase a passing dog or stare at an iPad, Julian could focus for an hour straight, totally mesmerized.—
Ashlea Halpern,
AFAR Media,
30 Apr. 2025
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Staff counselors are generally college students or high school seniors, the camp's website says.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Recent technological advances have generally inspired or even demanded concision—many text messages and social-media posts have explicit character limits, for instance.—
Victoria Turk,
The Atlantic,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Altogether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altogether. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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