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as in everywhere
in every place or in all places
I've looked all over—even outside—and I can't find my other shoe
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as in all
to a full extent or degree
his writing style is his mentor's all over
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as in underlying
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Recent Examples of all over
The New York Times, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Since the video was released, the family have received messages from all over the world, including ones from English rapper Stormzy and American reality TV star Khloe Kardashian.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022
Take, for example, the resurgence of the allover pattern room.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 25 May 2022
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Adverb
The screenplay is instead all over the place, in a way that feels tired and halfhearted.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Since the video was released, the family have received messages from all over the world, including ones from English rapper Stormzy and American reality TV star Khloe Kardashian.
—James Pearce, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Its door has a high-arched frame and a decorative allover circular pattern made from plastic.
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022
Take, for example, the resurgence of the allover pattern room.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 25 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all over
Adverb
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These songs hide surprises everywhere: interludes of mechanical scraping; yodels and chants; North West (daughter of Kanye) rapping in Japanese for some reason.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar’s hits were everywhere.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Hopefully, the Recording Academy voters can all agree, however, that the best of the bunch this year is both a long time coming and totally fresh: Kim Gordon’s The Collective.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2025
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This havoc inspired the federal government to intervene to end the environmental wreckage, spare watersheds and shield communities, all under the aegis of conservation, which became a global project.—
Stephen Pyne,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This symptom can look slightly different for each person and vary based on the underlying cause.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Health,
18 Jan. 2025
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Importantly, because many of these symptoms could be the result of another underlying condition, hypothyroidism is primarily identified through laboratory testing.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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But Hart is correct, no one attacks these types of plays quite like Anunoby does.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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That felt very progressive, quite feminist, even if the 1970 version had a poor reputation and received negative reviews, likely because it was seen as voyeuristic and lewd.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Your media and message must fully resonate with your target audience based on the objective for the ad.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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And the only reason this film doesn't rank one spot higher is because the true depth and beauty of this story can only be fully appreciated after watching Before Sunrise.—
Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Again, the superposed vector can be decomposed into its constituents.—
Anil Ananthaswamy,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2023
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Like entanglement, the superposed states essential to its power are fragile, collapsing when measured or otherwise perturbed by the outside world.—
Gabriel Popkin,
Science | AAAS,
3 June 2021
Adverb
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The reality is that Social Security won’t go totally bankrupt if Congress doesn’t act to address its funding challenges.—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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The lyrics manage to be about nothing in particular yet totally intelligible.—
Marc Tracy,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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That’s not to say that all one-size hats will fit everyone perfectly.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2025
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Bottom line By about five minutes into Zuckerberg’s prepared remarks, one thing was made perfectly clear: The fierce intensity he’s picked up in the octagon has made its way to the boardroom.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2025
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