by/from all accounts
idiom
: according to all of the different descriptions of something
By all accounts, the band put on a great show.
She was, by all accounts, good at her job.
They seemed, from all accounts, to have a happy marriage.
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Even when the ghosts of his past return to haunt him, he’s shown reflective, and by all accounts, mature — the polar opposite of the first few games.
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
Chuck Schumer is, by all accounts, a pro-Israel member of Congress.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
But Nyquist – who played a handful of regular season and playoff games for the Wild two years ago – has been a good fit in the room and on the ice by all accounts since returning to St. Paul via a trade with the Nashville Predators on March 1.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2025
How and why, for example, did Arakawa, by all accounts a youthful, energetic woman, contract the hantavirus and die so suddenly?
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
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Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
Chuck Schumer is, by all accounts, a pro-Israel member of Congress.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
But Nyquist – who played a handful of regular season and playoff games for the Wild two years ago – has been a good fit in the room and on the ice by all accounts since returning to St. Paul via a trade with the Nashville Predators on March 1.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2025
How and why, for example, did Arakawa, by all accounts a youthful, energetic woman, contract the hantavirus and die so suddenly?
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
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“By/from all accounts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%2Ffrom%20all%20accounts. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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