1
as in mostly
for the most part
altogether, I'd say we had a pretty good time
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2
as in completely
to a full extent or degree
I was not altogether prepared for such bad news
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as in collectively
with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time
we spent six months in Europe altogether
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as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body
had never posed in the altogether for a photographer before
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Recent Examples of altogether
Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
By the weekend, those links had been removed altogether.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2025
Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
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Adverb
When businesses got better at backing up their key servers, many ransomware gangs started ditching encryption altogether, instead opting to steal companies' proprietary information or shutting down systems needed to run the businesses.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
By the weekend, those links had been removed altogether.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
According to my calculations, the White House methodology yields the absurd conclusion that eliminating the corporate tax altogether would boost annual household wages by up to $20,000.
—Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
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Adverb
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One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.—
Alex Cuadros,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Heavily wooded areas are accustomed to more frequent fires, which mostly burned at low intensity, clearing the debris and vegetation on the forest floor without killing the larger trees.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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It is specifically engineered to monitor solar activity, and chiefly keeps an eye on the sun's corona — the outermost layer of its atmosphere — to help scientists forecast space weather that could affect Earth.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Grier is chiefly responsible for bringing in draftees and free agents to help the team go far, but that has not been the case.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Even if your skin is quite resilient, the best body washes for sensitive skin can benefit all skin types for their soothing, usually minimalist formulations.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Allure,
15 Feb. 2025
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The landscape of the women’s game, though getting more crowded with real contenders, is not quite there yet.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Speaking at a packed out EFM masterclass on film financing and packaging, Sutherland acknowledged that the L.A. fires had meant for a tough start to the year for the indie community, but said overall the outlook was bright.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Consumer prices overall increased 3% from a year earlier, up from 2.9% the previous month, according to the Labor Department’s consumer price index, a measure of goods and service costs across the U.S.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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The various takes on nude ranged from the subtle (see Madison Beer’s divine strapless gown and the sheer detailing of Shakira’s Etro dress) to the not-so-subtle.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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At Carolina Herrera, lightly glossed plum lip stains took centre stage, while at Grace Ling, lips were dressed in an understated nude, blurred at the edges.—
Rebecca Fearn,
refinery29.com,
6 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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It’s mainly established that Kate and Jaclyn lead happy and fulfilling lives — on the surface anyway — while Laurie is struggling in some as-yet-unspecified way.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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At the company’s direction, Malone said, their model mainly compared Zolgensma to the only other SMA treatment then on the market, a chronic treatment called Spinraza.—
Robin Fields,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Though that means the matter isn’t totally dead and could be refiled, Weinstein’s L.A. legal team took the stance that this was over and done.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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Yet unlike last year, which was a triumphal progress for Oppenheimer, no movie totally dominated the ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall.—
Sarah Crompton,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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Luckily, their kolache efforts generally prove successful in the opinion of Barrett Black, pitmaster at The Original Black's BBQ in Central Texas.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2025
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Over history, cheap stocks have generally tended to beat their more expensive counterparts, Bank of America’s head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy Savita Subramanian said in a recent note.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Altogether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altogether. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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