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as in mostly
for the most part
altogether, I'd say we had a pretty good time
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as in completely
to a full extent or degree
I was not altogether prepared for such bad news
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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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Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
From bomb threats that officials suspect came from Russia to software snags, the issues may have created longer lines than usual or closed polling places altogether for some time.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
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And then, in early October, an altogether different project materialized—one that came from outside of the organization.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
From bomb threats that officials suspect came from Russia to software snags, the issues may have created longer lines than usual or closed polling places altogether for some time.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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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Biden has tried to match the effort, choosing mostly liberal judges for the federal bench who are far more diverse than those chosen by past presidents.Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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The film mostly focuses on new (and mustached) baby Pubert Addams and his duplicitous nanny, Debbie (a fiendish Joan Cusack), who sets her gold-digging sights on Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd).Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Gaming SSDs and hard drives (the latter chiefly used for game storage these days) take this further than most, frequently featuring RGB lighting and other flourishes.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
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Other hints, if chiefly psychological, come from Han himself.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Before the Rocco, that meant my roommate’s old college mini fridge: a retro-looking light blue number that looked quite cute next to our yellow couch, but was quite bulky and left something to be desired functionality-wise.Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
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However, the internal resolution before upscaling to 4K in both modes was quite low, often below 1440p and 1080p in respective modes, leading to a somewhat blurry image.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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But despite his impressive showing, Metcalf fell to the second round of the NFL Draft where the Seahawks selected him with the 64th overall pick – the ninth receiver taken overall.Ben Morse, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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The downside is the speakers, which aren't great, and overall the body feels a little plasticky.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
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The 43-foot statue depicting Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump nude was on display, held up by a crane, on private property across from Madison's Demetral Park.Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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On Quinn’s iconic spiral staircase hung the painting smocks of Bengston, Moses, and Dill, a sculpture of a female nude by Anthony Donaldson suspended above them.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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During Trump’s first term, there was no visible breakthrough, but the level of U.S. support for Ukraine did grow little by little, mainly because over time there was a better understanding of the situation on the ground.Nataliya Gumenyuk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2024
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This change was mainly due to a decrease in sales revenue.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Green segments indicate areas where your PC is totally on point security-wise.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Don’t move can probably be considered a success with a nearly totally unknown cast that would not demand big bucks to star, plus an incredibly simplistic concept that had to be cheap to film.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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In finance, when a market crash occurs, investors become structurally risk averse, run for safe assets and generally retract positions.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Finally, plants generally do not need fertilized over the winter when growth slows, says Trejo.Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Altogether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altogether. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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