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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
The mural, one of the most highly visible works in that edition, was covered before being removed altogether. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Whether athletes ultimately organize as employees, through conference-level bargaining structures, through some new statutory framework, or through another mechanism altogether remains unresolved. Chris Corr, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 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
  • The rest of the women have pretty much accepted Vicki’s temperament by now and mostly operate around her, enjoying the refreshing Miami energy after the bumpiness of the previous parties.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The film’s cast is mostly made up of tribal non-actors, but Anghlong Konyak is its captivating center, as a man whose stubbornness against change sits alongside a lingering grief over his fading way of life.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Cregger uses first-person-shooter point-of-view shots, with the long barrel of a rifle or automatic weapon lining up our sights; one running gag sees Bryan, completely hopeless with guns, having to shoot the locks off of gates.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • At the center of it all is the completely fictional Corinne, who Huppert plays to the hilt.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The company said a team of fashion designers, merchandisers and marketers built the platform alongside experts from Google, Meta and Stanford, who collectively built the first AI agent specifically for fashion.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Those movies collectively generated $1 billion globally and were once the highest-grossing series based on video games.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Running for 12 seasons, spanning more than a decade, NYPD Blue was famous (and infamous) thanks to its many controversial topics and scenes of nudity.
    Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But even some of them might balk at its callow psychology and interminably dull plotting that no amount of gratuitous, unengaging violence or nudity can overcome.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Dostoyevsky’s sniveling devil comes closest to portraying the man chiefly responsible for organizing the Final Solution.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Many of these business owners are driven chiefly by a desire to be their own bosses rather than to become rich, Zwick said.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Some of the guests on board had upcoming bookings for the top-of-the-line (and priced like it) ship, though many remained quite fond of our Le Lyrial.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • So anyway, my artistic trajectory was going along quite nicely in Joy Division.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The company has 30 newsrooms overall across the United States.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Success will be measured by whether students who have fallen behind actually catch up, not by raising scores overall, the spokesperson said.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • For her final appearance of the night, heading to the members club Maison Estelle for a late dinner with friends, Kardashian returned to nude—but with considerably more sparkle.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Milky nude The minute there is a chill in the air, most people reach for dark lacquers.
    Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Altogether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altogether. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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