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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
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 June 2025
With hair trends like bob haircuts and lobs with long layers showing up all over celebs lately, there are plenty of hair looks to choose from this season.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 6 June 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
That 148 number is just covering one month and doesn’t include all the other direct emails, billboards all over L.A., additional events and screenings, expensive activations such as the ones being done by Disney, Amazon, Netflix and others, blah blah blah.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 June 2025
With hair trends like bob haircuts and lobs with long layers showing up all over celebs lately, there are plenty of hair looks to choose from this season.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 6 June 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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Remove standing water everywhere on your property, including in gutters, toys, patio furniture and pot saucers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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Upgrading your account security applies everywhere.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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These actions all slow the growth of retirement savings as people need more liquidity.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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And Trump accounts are all about setting up the next generation for success.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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The new vaccine is set to be used for adults 65 or older or people between the ages of 12 and 64 with at least one or more underlying risk factor as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Many are not ready to return Patrick Mignon, a sports sociologist and author, says that eruptions of violence around sporting events in Paris reflect the underlying mistrust that exists between the police and disaffected young people from the city’s disadvantaged suburbs.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Adverb
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In addition, and quite importantly, the interactive nature of generative AI makes a huge difference too.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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While the former first-round pick of the Buffalo Bills hasn’t quite found his footing in the league just yet, the early returns have been positive enough to give the coaching staff more confidence in a depleted cornerback room at the moment.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2025
Adverb
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After the fire is fully contained, the next step is to control it.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
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The 30x30 Goal: Ambitious, But Possible Despite these results, just 3% of the global ocean is fully protected today.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
8 June 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 confusion stems from language the White House used in the directive that will totally or partially suspend entry into the United States and the issuance of immigrant and non-immigrant visas to nationals of the 19 countries.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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On the other hand, Indian tech companies should start diversifying their clientele base instead of relying totally on the U.S. market.—
Paresh Sagar,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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There’s something so photo-realistic about it— think biting into a perfectly ripe plum.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
30 May 2025
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The resort is perfectly located for guests to take full advantage of the region’s famed outdoor adventures—hiking trails, mountain biking routes, world-class fly fishing, and premier skiing at nearby Bridger Bowl, Yellowstone National Park, and the Yellowstone River.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2025
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“All over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20over. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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