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Recent Examples of all-rounder
With four events remaining – one race in each discipline – the German all-rounder trails leader Shiffrin by 140 points, with each race win worth 100 points.
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ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
This remains a dependable all-rounder for ordinary runners, and is non-plated.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Why book Cape Weligama? Because this glossy all-rounder clifftop resort is the triumphant Relais & Châteaux flagship of Resplendent Ceylon’s stunning quintet of properties.
—Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
What’s better, one all-rounder premium watch, or a varied collection garnered for exactly the same cash outlay as that piece that also covers every scenario?
—Chris Hall, Wired News, 8 Feb. 2026
Hayden Hackney is an all-rounder but also one of the Championship’s best at getting his team upfield, and would have no qualms helping out a Sunderland side who will continue to prioritise defensive solidity until May — and probably beyond.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
From the outset, Bowie presented himself less as that degraded breed—a rock star—and more as a cultural all-rounder.
—Alexander Larman, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
This camera is a real all-rounder, with its massive 61MP resolution and eight stops of in-body image stabilization (IBIS).
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
What each app does best Google Maps is widely regarded as the all-rounder.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
This remains a dependable all-rounder for ordinary runners, and is non-plated.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Why book Cape Weligama? Because this glossy all-rounder clifftop resort is the triumphant Relais & Châteaux flagship of Resplendent Ceylon’s stunning quintet of properties.
—Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
What’s better, one all-rounder premium watch, or a varied collection garnered for exactly the same cash outlay as that piece that also covers every scenario?
—Chris Hall, Wired News, 8 Feb. 2026
Hayden Hackney is an all-rounder but also one of the Championship’s best at getting his team upfield, and would have no qualms helping out a Sunderland side who will continue to prioritise defensive solidity until May — and probably beyond.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
From the outset, Bowie presented himself less as that degraded breed—a rock star—and more as a cultural all-rounder.
—Alexander Larman, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
This camera is a real all-rounder, with its massive 61MP resolution and eight stops of in-body image stabilization (IBIS).
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025
What each app does best Google Maps is widely regarded as the all-rounder.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-rounder
Noun
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According to The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, this year’s festival was stuffed like a generalist’s backpack.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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One major challenge is the generalist-versus-specialist trap.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From Busywork to Strategic Command The solo founder was historically a jack-of-all-trades and master of none.—
Kuo Zhang,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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The jokes that really stood out, though, were all about our changing media landscape, whether the not-so-gentle ribbing of Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos finally embracing theaters, or Amazon being too much of a jack-of-all-trades, master of none.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This will enable the system to flexibly cover large areas and detect drones as small as the commercially available devices flown by hobbyists, as well as the Shaheds Iran is currently using to attack its Gulf neighbors and ships in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Group of beginners, hobbyists and professionals who like taking and sharing photos.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The pipeline will provide up to 185,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas, an industry term that Fore admitted was difficult to explain for laymen.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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From my layman’s perspective, this seemed promising, plus the attorney seemed invested.—
Jasper Craven,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“All-rounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-rounder. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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