all-world
adjective
US
: among the best, most talented, or most impressive in the world
an all-world tennis player
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Early Thursday during a red zone period, Darnold placed a ball perfectly between two defenders to all-world receiver Justin Jefferson.
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Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Among the players that could be moved are all-world defensive end Myles Garrett, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time first-team All-Pro.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
By the numbers: The Dodgers offense, anchored by all-world outfielder Shohei Ohtani, hit the third-most doubles and home runs and had the best OPS at .781.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
That could mean trouble for a Green Bay secondary tasked with slowing down all-world wideout Justin Jefferson.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
The challenge doesn’t get any easier this week against the Niners and their all-world linebacker, Fred Warner.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 21 Sep. 2024
The excitement emanating from their head coach actually first surfaced Tuesday night, when the Chargers’ all-world social media team released a preseason hype video narrated by Harbaugh himself.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
One video circulated of him initiating the offense against all-world defender Jrue Holiday before draining a pull-up 3 over Anthony Davis on a switch.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
For starters, all eyes shift to Julius Randle. Randle, who had been playing at an all-world level after recovering from offseason ankle surgery, has been unrecognizable the last two games Brunson has watched from the sidelines.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
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Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
Among the players that could be moved are all-world defensive end Myles Garrett, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time first-team All-Pro.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
By the numbers: The Dodgers offense, anchored by all-world outfielder Shohei Ohtani, hit the third-most doubles and home runs and had the best OPS at .781.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
That could mean trouble for a Green Bay secondary tasked with slowing down all-world wideout Justin Jefferson.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
The challenge doesn’t get any easier this week against the Niners and their all-world linebacker, Fred Warner.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 21 Sep. 2024
The excitement emanating from their head coach actually first surfaced Tuesday night, when the Chargers’ all-world social media team released a preseason hype video narrated by Harbaugh himself.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
One video circulated of him initiating the offense against all-world defender Jrue Holiday before draining a pull-up 3 over Anthony Davis on a switch.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
For starters, all eyes shift to Julius Randle. Randle, who had been playing at an all-world level after recovering from offseason ankle surgery, has been unrecognizable the last two games Brunson has watched from the sidelines.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
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“All-world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-world. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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