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1

Also, the whole way. The entire distance, from start to finish, as in He ran all the way home, or The baby cried the whole way home. [Late 1700s]

2

Completely, as in I'm on your side all the way. [First half of 1900s]

3

See go all the way.

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Words nearby all the way

all the rage, all there, all the same, all the thing, all the time, all the way, all the while, All the world's a stage, all the worse, all thumbs, all-time
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Words related to all the way

absolutely, altogether, comprehensively, effectively, entirely, finally, fully, perfectly, quite, thoroughly, totally, ultimately, unconditionally, utterly, wholly, positively, competently, exclusively, exhaustively, extensively

How to use all the way in a sentence

  • It has durable imitation leather covering, metal parts are nickeled and it offers the daylight-all-the-way feature of the Kodaks.

    Kodaks and Kodak Supplies, 1914|Canadian Kodak Company
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