1
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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2
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
Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
Animal prints and fabric are all over the place as cutters and assistants sit at their stations, zeroed in on their tasks.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 May 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
For the last five years, Michaels has traveled all over the East Coast of the United States meeting at people’s houses to rehabilitate dogs.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
Animal prints and fabric are all over the place as cutters and assistants sit at their stations, zeroed in on their tasks.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 May 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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Other signs of canine love include sleeping near you, looking at you with loving eyes, and following you everywhere.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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There were fans standing everywhere — down the lines, around the outfield walls, in the press box.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
Adverb
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When the Lakers won the championship in 2020, Alex Caruso, Dwight Howard and Kyle Kuzma were all on bargain deals.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Hemsworth was the first name confirmed during the infamous Doomsday chair cast reveal, and now that has all led to the idea that the strongest Avenger may die during the events of that film.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Otherwise, companies will only be able to get their routine COVID-19 vaccine updates approved for seniors as well as people with an underlying medical condition, like pregnancy or diabetes, that increases the risk of severe disease.—
Paula Cohen,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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One problem in this domain still persists: many platforms remain low-code as the underlying modeling layer still requires professionals to write/design a model, often using Domain Specific Languages (DSLs).—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Adverb
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Looking up height requirements in advance can avoid disappointment for kids who may not be quite tall enough for some rides.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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This advantage is quite significant in at least two ways.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Adverb
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Quanta has invested $15 million in renovating the complex and creating extra stages and plans to have a total of 15 fully operational studios in Polo Rio by March 2026.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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Colorectal cancer can take years to fully blossom, so the idea is that when these processes take hold in early childhood, cancer manifests at a younger and younger age.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 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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Omar Barghouti, the co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, a global campaign aimed at pressuring Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian land, told CNN that unless Israel’s allies totally stop support for Israel, their actions will yield few results.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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To have this ability to contain secrets but to withhold them and have this facade with Michaela that’s totally different than the relationship with her sister, to keep all those plates spinning, that’s a tall order.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
24 May 2025
Adverb
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This perfectly encapsulates the story behind the scent, which is the master perfume’s childhood.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Really, all Morgan Plus 8s are much the same, and promise a perfectly delightful driving experience, offering the most traditional British roadster traits in a car that can easily keep up in modern traffic.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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“All over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20over. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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