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
Irene Nasser, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
That will put even more upward pressure on premiums — State Farm has asked the state’s insurance regulator for a 22% emergency rate increase — and possibly encourage even more insurers to abandon California altogether.
—Mark Gongloff, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 2025
Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
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Kamil, the Tulkarem governor, told CNN that 85% of the residents of the Nur Shams and Tulkarem camps had been displaced – approximately 16,000 people altogether.
—Irene Nasser, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
That will put even more upward pressure on premiums — State Farm has asked the state’s insurance regulator for a 22% emergency rate increase — and possibly encourage even more insurers to abandon California altogether.
—Mark Gongloff, Twin Cities, 19 Feb. 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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Average borrowing costs were 25% in 2024, with a minimum fee of 12%, mostly because of mandatory account balance and deposit requirements. P2P, or peer-to-peer, loans: The most affordable option in terms of aggregate borrowing costs, but average costs may reach 17% due to tips and late fees.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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This is a strategy that Google and Apple have also taken with their last flagship releases: mostly minimum hardware upgrades, but instead selling you on artificial intelligence.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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However, spending has outpaced the constitutional spending cap, particularly as mandatory costs — chiefly Medicaid — have skyrocketed past earlier projections.—
Nick Coltrain,
The Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2025
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Yet details of the other cost-cutting measures in the club’s ‘transformation plan’ had already slipped out, chiefly the changes to the club’s provision of food for employees.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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While millions of adults celebrate St. Patrick's Day with feasts, parades, songs, and dance—no one celebrates the holiday quite like children.—
Nicole Harris,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
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Raised by a single mother and mentored by his entrepreneurial uncle, his passion for business was ignited quite early in his life.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The league’s least valuable team, the Cincinnati Bengals at $4.71 billion, ranked No. 52 overall.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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By January, its shares had dropped to their lowest point since the company’s listing in 1972; overall, the stock has halved since net worths were last measured a year ago.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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To achieve this, the acclaimed makeup artist has curated a lineup of beloved lip liners, lipsticks blushes, and eyeshadows to name a few—the most notable of which is the Pillow Talk collection of various nudes and pinks for every skin tone.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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Far from portraying a group of traditional nudes, the series focused insistently on penises, buttocks, and occasionally but notably, vulvas.—
Richard Meyer,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Social practice art in Latin America existed mainly through the efforts of small, noncommercial, artist-run initiatives within the fractious context of political agitation and protest.—
Fabiola Iza,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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The outbreak continues to mainly be in unvaccinated children.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Measles is highly contagious in a totally unprotected group.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2025
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They can be paired with perfumes that share complimentary notes to design totally custom scents.—
Bea McMonagle,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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While higher-fat foods generally aren't a concern for most people, those with certain health conditions may want to stick to low-fat dairy products.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Your doc may also order a blood test to check for antibodies to measles, Dr. Gulick says, which is generally positive in someone who’s been recently exposed, so long as it’s been at least three days since symptoms started.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Altogether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altogether. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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