all-or-nothing
adjective
all-or-noth·ing
ˌȯl-ər-ˈnə-thiŋ
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a
: accepting no less than everything
he's an all-or-nothing perfectionist
b
: risking everything
an all-or-nothing combat strategy
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Spearheading Forest’s all-or-nothing attack under Nuno Espirito Santo, Gibbs-White will pop up all over the attacking third, charging towards goal with the ball at his feet and arrowing passes out to the flanks or in-behind to keep things moving in the right direction.
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Thom Harris, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Voters can only express approval or disapproval through binary voting choices; this all-or-nothing feedback mechanism does not allow a voter to distinguish between a politician's stance on healthcare, foreign policy, or conduct.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In his zeal to field a contender, Adams had created an all-or-nothing scenario for the 1993 season.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
There are undoubtedly areas for refinement in Doku’s high-speed, all-or-nothing approach to wing play, but the adaptation should not be all one way.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Thom Harris, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Voters can only express approval or disapproval through binary voting choices; this all-or-nothing feedback mechanism does not allow a voter to distinguish between a politician's stance on healthcare, foreign policy, or conduct.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In his zeal to field a contender, Adams had created an all-or-nothing scenario for the 1993 season.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
There are undoubtedly areas for refinement in Doku’s high-speed, all-or-nothing approach to wing play, but the adaptation should not be all one way.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for all-or-nothing
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