Synonyms

and all

Idioms

Also, and all that. Et cetera, and so on; whatever else goes with this statement. For example, We can't afford eating out, since it's hard to find a baby sitter, they charge a lot, and all, or The contractor will supply the paint and all that. [First half of 1500s]

Example Sentences

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Among these 20 stocks, all but five beat the S&P 500’s five-year price increase of 65% and all but four beat the S&P 500’s five-year total return of 78%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

I sometimes hoped I’d get a call in the middle of the night: “The building burnt down, and all your stuff is gone. Congratulations!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

But Bass and every council member and all their successors need to be reminded that a civic sense of intractability is a dangerous thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

That would leave eight horses - and all have run in the past 68 days, with seven in the past 49 days.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

I felt pretty bad about that because Grandpa was my pal, and all he was trying to do was help me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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