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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3
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
Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
In 2006, however, the show was moved to Tuesday nights before being pulled off the air altogether.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Mar. 2025
Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
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As Earth’s surface continues to buckle from the burdens of climate change, its upper atmosphere faces different troubles altogether as greenhouse gases threaten space sustainability.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
In 2006, however, the show was moved to Tuesday nights before being pulled off the air altogether.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 13 Mar. 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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Leucistic animals may be mostly white or have patches of white coloration.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025
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That truce was shattered Tuesday by Israeli airstrikes that killed more than 400 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Around 65,000 moved to the U.S., chiefly to the East Coast; also to cities in western Pennsylvania and Ohio.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The system is log-jammed here chiefly because there are too many bodies and too few pathologists and toxicologists to handle the load.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Meeting with a financial advisor could be quite beneficial to you now.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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On the darker side, quite literally, is Gio Pagani’s Voyage d’Une Nuit bed: a high-impact sleeper fully covered in glossy-black leather.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Chu's main input was slowing down the song's pacing overall, leaning into the melancholy of the moment.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Beyoncé’s winning night at the Grammys also vaulted her into third place among the top women overall in the awards season — impressive in itself, given that the music industry’s biggest night was the only awards show the superstar attended.—
Laurie Brookins,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After going back and forth on the nuances of milky versus nude, Glamour editors decided to launch a formal investigation.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
13 Mar. 2025
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The way Little portrays male nudes against architecture in classical poses brings to mind sculptures of Ancient Greek Gods and the idealised male bodies depicted in ancient Greek and Roman sculpture.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Most of the developers of AI technologies are mainly focused on capabilities and performance, but more data and more compute won’t fix the bias issue.—
Reece Rogers,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
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Try These Two Easy Ways Flavor Gone are the days when instant was synonymous with weak coffee, bitter and astringent, and mainly made with Robusta beans instead of the preferred arabica.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Understandably, the fans feel totally disillusioned.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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But her danceable bops are not the only reason to buy a ticket to her show: Lipa’s high-fashion tour looks are totally worth travelling to catch a glimpse of, too.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Then the design must be reviewed by the city’s historic preservation board, which can’t limit the scope of construction because of state pre-emptions, but retains authority to ensure the project is generally compatible with its historic neighbors.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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The White Lotus as a whole is generally on the side of honesty over feigned politeness, but Laurie is going so nuclear, so quickly, that perhaps this will turn out to be an exception.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Altogether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altogether. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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