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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
Annie Nova,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
The overall mission would be split into two phases: Firstly, imaging of Vanguard 1 to find out its condition prior to a retrieval decision.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
Despite living healthier lifestyles overall, women’s heart disease risks are often overlooked.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 2 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Tariffs are expected to raise the U.S. inflation rate
Economists also expect the overall U.S. inflation rate to jump due to tariffs.
—Annie Nova,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
The overall mission would be split into two phases: Firstly, imaging of Vanguard 1 to find out its condition prior to a retrieval decision.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Adverb
Twenty-six more Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden against the team that drafted him 25th overall in the 2021 NBA Draft.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
Despite living healthier lifestyles overall, women’s heart disease risks are often overlooked.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overall
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Also out: general manager Calvin Booth, whose contract will not be renewed.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Promoted to director of college scouting in 2003 and director of player personnel in 2009 and then assistant general manager in 2012, DeCosta has essentially been setting the prospect board and running Ravens’ drafts since 2005.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Among them is billionaire Frank McCourt, who has proposed buying TikTok as part of his broader campaign to decentralize digital infrastructure.—
Esat Dedezade,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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And questions are sharper than ever about the pluses and minuses of the billionaire’s broader political role after conservative candidate Brad Schimel was comfortably defeated by his liberal opponent Susan Crawford in Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
5 Apr. 2025
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The artifacts, which mostly consist of Egyptian pottery, were found during a recent excavation of the ancient city of Megiddo in northern Israel.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Knicks have been mostly healthy, leading to their stellar season.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Watch For Contextual Clues: Look for unusual language patterns or generic greetings.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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What To Know In remarks on Saturday during a video appearance at a congress in Florence for Italy's right-leaning co-ruling League Party, Musk expressed hope for the Trump administration to ease tariffs against Europe, which faces a 20 percent generic tariff.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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For more than 25 hours, the New Jersey Democrat stood at the Senate lectern speaking against President Donald Trump’s policies in what may be the most dramatic and sustained public challenge to Trump’s agenda since his return to the White House.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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The bottom line: Fintech saw listings get clobbered over the last several years after a series of loss-making companies went public, so solid might just be good enough.—
Ryan Lawler,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Smokers and those with diabetes are generally not good candidates, as the tummy skin is undermined during the surgery, and these conditions can affect circulation and slow healing.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Indians generally revere elephants and tolerate a great deal of hardship to enable coexistence—about 500 humans are killed due to human-elephant conflict annually there.—
Nitin Sekar,
ArsTechnica,
5 Apr. 2025
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Still, sources told TMZ that Kenya felt wronged by Bravo, with the two mainly disagreeing over the gun claim and Kenya’s safety.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
6 Apr. 2025
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This was more or less budgeted for last summer, mainly because of the departure of Toni Kroos and the arrival of Mbappe as a free agent.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The popular Netflix series hit fans with a bit of a twist in season 4 by introducing its main character Emily (played by Lily Collins) to Rome, taking her away from Paris for the first time.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The movie is a big-screen version of Netflix’s popular kids series, whose 11th season debuted on the streamer in February.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Overall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overall. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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