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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Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
The public health risk is still low Still, experts like Bowman say that isn’t a reason to miss out on the state fair altogether.
—Benjamin Thorp, NPR, 4 Sep. 2024
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But just a few weeks later, Judge Fortune suddenly dismissed the grand jury altogether.
—Sasha Issenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
The public health risk is still low Still, experts like Bowman say that isn’t a reason to miss out on the state fair altogether.
—Benjamin Thorp, NPR, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Altogether.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altogether. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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