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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
An additional 15 percent wanted to to scrap it altogether. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 Some whales have become stranded or collided with ships when overwhelmed by anthropogenic noise, while others have been left to, dangerously, reduce singing altogether. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 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 See All Example Sentences for altogether
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altogether
Adverb
  • But consumers can now tap $3,500 in annual benefits, according to American Express, mostly in the form of credits offsetting purchases made on the card, more than twice the previous level.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Other than the online diary, Gendron reportedly received weapons tips in another Discord server where members mostly discussed guns and tactical gear.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Small accents here and there help transition to Halloween for October without needing to completely redecorate once the holiday ends.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Similar to virtual artists like PLAVE and MAVE, the performers will be completely virtual, utilizing the company’s advanced AI technology to create an avatar that will become the idol.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The three former officials, whose careers collectively spanned over six decades of law enforcement experience across the ranks of the FBI, allege that the firings violated their due process rights as well as their First Amendment rights to free association and speech.
    Luke Barr, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • One of the earliest poetic works that collectively shaped us is the Shahnameh, an epic poem by the Persian poet Ferdowsi.
    Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Playalinda is one of four public beaches in Florida where nudity is legal.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • That's because nudity can take on drastically different meanings.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • This reflected higher capital expenditure in the period, Dunelm said, chiefly due to acquisition activity.
    Royston Wild, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This unusual chemical process is confined chiefly around the comet's head, not its tail.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • In short, The Paper doesn’t quite escape the shadow of its big brother, but that’s just fine with us.
    Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Hale thinks the housing market overall is a bit healthier than the low level of sales might indicate, however.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • With better accommodations overall, seniors have better options for staying on the job longer.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For Lopez’s lips, Casillas dipped into a palette of mauves, browns and pinks, lining the outer edges of her mouth with the darker shades before using a glossy nude to fill in the space.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Fischl referenced the great Greek athletic nudes, such as Myron’s discus thrower, to achieve not just the portrayal of continuous energetic motion but also the suggestion that great human athleticism is about a stopping point, calculated containment.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2025

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