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
Philip K. Howard, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
However, maybe after Williams is done, Bears quarterback will mean something altogether different.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
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Adverb
The alternative to Trump is not to double down on red tape; that would just result in future autocrats who ignore law altogether.
—Philip K. Howard, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
However, maybe after Williams is done, Bears quarterback will mean something altogether different.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 10 Jan. 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
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Adverb
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Minnesota is also reeling from the ongoing billion-dollar fraud scandal, in which federal prosecutors say nearly 100 suspects, mostly immigrants from Somalia, stole taxpayer money by billing the state for nutrition, housing and behavioral health services that never actually happened.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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For those who go above their hours, Garden City paid out $305,000 in overtime in 2025, mostly for public works and law enforcement employees.—
Scott McIntosh,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Once that’s done and completely turned off, use a small brush to clean around the disposal and inside it.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
16 Jan. 2026
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For better or worse, wallpaper can completely change a room's appearance and feel.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2026
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The fires collectively burned nearly 40,000 acres and destroyed more than 16,000 structures.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Herrington collectively calls them cobra kids—the cobra is a BUSAR symbol.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The viewer never sees anything that graphic; there’s no Game of Thrones–style full-frontal nudity, though one does glimpse a generous amount of butt cheek.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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The whole issue of award show expletives came to the Supreme Court twice, the last time in 2012, when the justices struck down fines on Fox Television Stations over expletives uttered by Cher and Nicole Richie during the Billboard Music Awards, as well as nudity that aired on ABC’s NYPD Blue.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
11 Jan. 2026
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The performance is forceful enough for this Bug to operate chiefly as a character study.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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They can be summoned via the third-party app Honk, which chiefly is used by tow truck operators to find stranded customers.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Everything was really incorrect for the period—shiny, sparkly, overdone—but the actual shapes and silhouettes of his clothes are quite accurate.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2026
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But the Panthers were also quite consistent in some ways.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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About two-thirds of Hispanic adults overall disapproved of the president’s approach to immigration, while 61% said his economic policies have made conditions worse, according to the poll.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Jan. 2026
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But Isaacman emphasized that the astronauts were well trained and that NASA overall had protocols in place to handle any eventuality, no matter how uncertain.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Ofcom has launched an investigation into X over reports that the social media platform’s AI chatbot Grok is generating deepfake nudes of people without their consent, as well as sexualised images of children.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
13 Jan. 2026
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Gabrielle Union took us inside her recent trip to Kyoto, Japan—which included a hot spring soak in what appears to be the nude.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Altogether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altogether. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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