ENCYCLOPEDICALLY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

encyclopedically

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as in all over

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Wearing rubber gloves, use a sponge to spread the mixture all over the bottom of the oven.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
Netflix content is all over town this week and later today execs will speak about its anime offering.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 June 2026

Definition of all over

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Someone unfamiliar with salt bread might even suspect a major baking error, seeing a questionably smooth croissant that entirely missed the lamination process, adorned with only a few flecks of salt acting as its saving grace.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 July 2026
Cook the potato well—boiling, baking, or frying can help reduce some of the glycoalkaloids, though not entirely.

— Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026

Definition of entirely

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Hence, the dissolution of Andriy and Bobby, the Ukrainian and Russian duo who already glommed on to each other in the first two episodes of this season of Project Runway and in this episode collapse fully and phenomenally.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
The Saudis can reroute that oil north through the Suez Canal, but the largest, fully laden oil tankers can’t get through that way because of depth constraints, noted Natasha Kaneva, head of global commodities strategy at JPMorgan.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

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But just like all other houses in Collins First Nation, her home was completely destroyed by the fires.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Student-athletes may have to adjust to a new coach, a new culture, new expectations and sometimes a completely different philosophy.

— Timothy Baghurst, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026

Definition of completely

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Telemundo isn’t totally new to his bar, which is a hotspot for loyal soccer fans.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
And typically, the extreme radiation around these stars totally strips the atmospheres from the planets orbiting them, so astronomers have wondered if planets orbiting these stars can have an atmosphere at all.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026

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While this option will be wholly voluntary, the testing will be incorporated into routine annual physicals of all active military personnel born as male.

— Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Major Gulf cities, including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait City and Jeddah, are almost wholly dependent on desalinated water.

— Monica Haider, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of wholly

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Also, thoroughly clean all surfaces, dishes, utensils or other equipment that the uncooked food may have touched.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Section 106 emphasizes that federal agencies must thoroughly evaluate the impact that amendments to historical landmarks might have before any changes can be made.

— News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026

Definition of thoroughly

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Declared this year’s champion-in-waiting before the start of the season, the British driver has been comprehensively outdriven by his teenage teammate this year.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
In China, state media has covered the cases comprehensively, but wider discussion about the prosecutions on Chinese-language social media like Rednote has been partially censored.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

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