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as in general
belonging or relating to the whole
the overall view seems to be that we're doing fine economically
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as in broad
relating to the main elements and not to specific details
there's an overall similarity in the looks of the models for that chain of clothing stores
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as in prevailing
held by or applicable to a majority of the people
the overall mind-set among the people in our town seems to be that any increase in taxes is bad
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as in collectively
with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time
reduce the budget overall by 15 percent
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as in mostly
for the most part
overall, this is a good speech, but it could use a little humor
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Recent Examples of overall
ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Powered by a Permanent Magnetic Motor, the system boosts overall efficiency featuring an increase in motor power, designed to support control and stability across all four wheels.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Ayaz will now oversee marketing for studios, TV and streaming while continuing to lead brand strategy for Disney overall under Iger, including managing the company’s in-house creative agencies.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
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The overall truth The 2025 Jetta GLI certainly possesses sporty aspirations, but a few things hold it back from being the complete package that its Golf GTI stablemate is.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
Powered by a Permanent Magnetic Motor, the system boosts overall efficiency featuring an increase in motor power, designed to support control and stability across all four wheels.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Alien: Earth consists of eight episodes overall, which will air and stream weekly at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Ayaz will now oversee marketing for studios, TV and streaming while continuing to lead brand strategy for Disney overall under Iger, including managing the company’s in-house creative agencies.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overall
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Both include general park rules: no smoking, keep pets on a leash, no littering.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
31 Aug. 2025
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Enrollment and school closures Statewide, there is a general decline in the number of school kids, simply due to population trends.—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Areola has broad public health experience and holds a Ph.D in environmental toxicology.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
28 Aug. 2025
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The first thing that stands out is his strong frame — having broad shoulders and a strong lower body which results in the second eye-catching trait: raw athleticism.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
28 Aug. 2025
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The winner was named Bear, a mostly black Lab, with Collie, Chow-Chow, a little standard poodle and some other blend, according to his family in Northborough, Massachusetts.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Even without their shocking-orange hue, Cheetos are mostly empty vectors for salt and fat.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
23 Aug. 2025
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In his master lecture at the Warren Wilson Low Residency M.F.A. program in Swannanoa, N.C., in January, 1989, Grossman expressed two generic sources (or two poles) metaphorically by drawing from Greek mythology, defining one pole as the Orphic and the other the Philomelic.—
Douglas Unger
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
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The approach highlights a key difference between Brainly’s AI and generic generative AI.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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On every public performance day, free tickets are distributed beginning at 12 p.m. at the Delacorte Theater (81 Central Park West).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Sheetz to replace Fraser bank, Roseville church in southeast Michigan expansion Historically, Michigan has some of the weakest public ethics laws in the country.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Occasional ticket sales, Klein told the Free Press, are generally treated as sales of personal items.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Practical Applications Some principles from their strategy can be applied generally: First, determine distinctive brand attributes, then concentrate on suitable platforms.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Parsons said the bone ash method has been around for decades and is mainly for trace minerals and phosphorus, but the researchers developed an approach to measure calcium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Aug. 2025
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Between 2009-16 Venezuelan drones were used mainly for surveillance and patrol.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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Moonlight State Beach is another popular beach, according to Becker, and travelers can camp at San Elijo State Beach.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
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Last week, Pop Mart CEO Wang Ning announced an even tinier version of the character, similar to the popular Sonny Angel figurines that hang off many-a-Gen Z’ers devices.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Overall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overall. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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