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know-all

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chiefly British

as in know-it-all

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Recent Examples of know-all Americans in general did not want the government collecting unified, know-all records of every citizen. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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know-it-all

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El-Sayed’s reputation is that of a know-it-all who is happy to scorch anyone who opposes him.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Predictably, this set off a furious round of acrimonious criticism, know-it-all navel-gazing, and schadenfreude.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

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