encyclopedically

adverb

Definition of encyclopedicallynext
as in all over

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encyclopedically
  1. all over
  2. entirely
  3. fully
  4. totally
  5. wholly
  6. thoroughly
Adverb
  • One of the Kinks’ earliest singles is a smash all over again in the United Kingdom this week.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Students come from all over the world to learn at U.S. universities, and their spending contributed $50 billion to U.S. exports last year.
    Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of all over
Adverb
  • Now, red underwear for New Year’s Eve is a common ritual; they are often worn inside out and put on the right way after midnight, or thrown out entirely after midnight, signaling a fresh start mentality for the year ahead.
    Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The actor-musician's filmography has lately been ceded almost entirely to villain parts, including the Joker in The Suicide Squad, the titular vampire in Morbius, and a forthcoming antagonist role in Tron: Ares.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of entirely
Adverb
  • But economists have warned that more direct fiscal stimulus aimed at shoring up domestic consumption is needed to restore full health in China’s economy, which has struggled to fully recover since the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 16 Dec. 2024
  • But aging in Jamaica’s tropical heat makes things move quickly, and this is a terrific, fully mature rum.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of fully
Adverb
  • The ultimate aim is, with the use of multiple layers of such transformations, fooling malware classifiers into thinking malicious code is, in fact, totally benign.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
  • One factor to consider, however, which The Athletic’s projection can’t totally factor in yet, is whether the Chiefs would be resting their starters in Week 18.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of totally
Adverb
  • If Fishman’s math holds up, ESPN could be looking at a 20% boost in overall revenue in just seven years’ time—a feat that likely would be wholly improbable if the sports unit were to maintain the status quo or promote the streaming tyro at the expense of the foundational TV network.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Soon after the shooting occurred, some X users, including prominent anti-trans accounts, began circulating wholly unsubstantiated claims that Rupnow was trans.
    Abby Monteil, Them, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of wholly
Adverb
  • But they were thoroughly dominated Sunday afternoon.
    Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Notice that all these recipes—the Veronese, the Venetian, the Mantuan, and so forth—are thoroughly grounded in the what and the where.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of thoroughly
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