each and every

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Definition of each and everynext
as in any
being one of a group The guests finished each and every slice of pizza.

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Recent Examples of each and every One of the easiest ways to build your credit is to make payments on time and in full, each and every time. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026 In the past three weeks he’s silenced each and every one of his doubters. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Wednesday morning, volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work placing each and every flag one by one. — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Instead advances in quantum computing are far more likely to pose a problem than throwing months of computation at testing each and every prime number. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for each and every

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“Each and every.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/each%20and%20every. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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