as in collectively
with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time
all around, she's our best athlete
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also all-round
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as in unlimited
not limited or specialized in application or purpose
an all-around garden rake that adjusts for any raking task, from raking lawns to delicate flower beds
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as in overall
relating to the main elements and not to specific details
this saw has the top rating for all-around performance, but for small detail work it might not be your best choice
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as in versatile
able to do many different kinds of things
an all-around player, as skilled on the pitcher's mound as he is at the batting plate
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Recent Examples of all around
Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
Missing Davis, the Mavericks' best all-around player, will hurt mightily.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The Eufy Video Smart Lock provides all-around security at your front door.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
There's also the launch of The Martha Stewart Channel, which ushers in the spring season with a mix of gardening, cooking, and all-around good living.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Milos Uzan has 169 assists and 62 3-pointers as an all-around threat at point guard.
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While the overall hitting surface is not increased with the torpedo bat, the barrel of the bat is moved to a different location.—
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The employees' data, which goes back to 2015, showed that in March 2015 the overall vacancy rate was 9.3%.—
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For the Love of the Game (1999) Sam Raimi was quite the versatile filmmaker, directing everything from low-budget horror to big-budget action to everything in between—including this part-baseball, part-romance.—
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Obando, who is 6-2, is a versatile forward who adds a tall target for the aerial game.—
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The Nuggets arrived at another crossroads last offseason when Kentavious Caldwell-Pope became an unrestricted free agent.—
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Listen to this article The new NFL year officially began March 12, and the negotiating window for unrestricted free agents opened March 10.—
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In a stunning move, the Denver Nuggets terminated head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, a week before the NBA playoffs begin.—
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Mélanie Turpin has been named general manager of human resources.—
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“All around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20around. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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