in all
idiom
: including everything or everyone
—used to indicate a total
There were about a thousand people at the concert in all.
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His current tally of three goals in all competitions (one of which was a penalty at Burnley) is his lowest return at this stage of a season.
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James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Free-agent addition Maliek Collins, somehow, has become the defensive tackle version of Garrett, boasting similar rankings in all advanced pass-rush metrics.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
And officials in all three spots are working to put together deals to attract the team.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
There’s a tension in this passage, and really in all of Pullman’s work, that comes from a happy mismatch between his style and his subject.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
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James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Free-agent addition Maliek Collins, somehow, has become the defensive tackle version of Garrett, boasting similar rankings in all advanced pass-rush metrics.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
And officials in all three spots are working to put together deals to attract the team.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
There’s a tension in this passage, and really in all of Pullman’s work, that comes from a happy mismatch between his style and his subject.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
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“In all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20all. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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