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: made with maximum effort : thoroughgoing
an all-out effort to win the contest
: with full determination or enthusiasm : with maximum effort
—used chiefly in the phrase go all out
Examples of all-out in a Sentence
Adjective
Grandpa got the all-out support of the family when he decided to remarry at age 72
an all-out effort to break open the door
Adverb
went all out for her New Year's Eve party—she even had fireworks!
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Akiva Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
This Falcons’ front seven will emphasize all-out effort with lots of rotation, Ollie said.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
The guys who put it all out there like the blue collar guys of New York City.
—Dr. Gaurav Majmudar, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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Adjective
Season 4 tweaks the formula by ratcheting up the tension, finding Deborah and Ava in a state of all-out war.
—Akiva Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
This Falcons’ front seven will emphasize all-out effort with lots of rotation, Ollie said.
—Josh Kendall, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Adverb
Google has made plenty of changes to its search engine results pages (SERPs) over the years, but AI mode throws that all out.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
The guys who put it all out there like the blue collar guys of New York City.
—Dr. Gaurav Majmudar, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
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“All-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-out. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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