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as one

Idioms  

  1. Also,. All together, unanimously. For example, The marchers shouted as one, “We shall overcome!” or They replied as one woman, “Of course we'll stay and help.” This term appeared in the Bible (Judges 20:8): “And all the people arose as one man.” [Late 1500s] For synonyms, see to a man; with one voice.

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I was once told by a very senior manager at a top club that my biggest challenge at a team I had just taken over would be to get everyone pulling together as one.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He remembers it as one of the most rewarding experiences of his young life: a “dopamine rush,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, described it as one of the most “extreme heat events ever observed in the American Southwest.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The numbers get more sobering as one reads on.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Dozens of witches on brooms flew overhead and then landed as one like a flock of birds.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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