throughout

[ throo-out ]

preposition

1. in or to every part of; everywhere in:

   They searched throughout the house.

2. from the beginning to the end of:

   He was bored throughout the play.

adverb

1. in every part:

   rotten throughout.

2. at every moment or point:

   following the text closely throughout.

throughout

/ θruːˈaʊt /

preposition

1. right through; through the whole of (a place or a period of time)

   throughout the day

adverb

1. through the whole of some specified period or area

Word History and Origins

Origin of throughout¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English throw out, Old English thurh ūt “through and out the other side (of )”; through, out

Example Sentences

Throughout the fifties, in city after city, fluoridation became the subject of fierce debate.

From The Daily Beast

Editorial and political cartoon pages from throughout the world almost unanimously came to the same conclusion.

From The Daily Beast

Elsewhere, courts throughout the country have placed limits on speech this year.

From The Daily Beast

And then I did teachers all throughout elementary school and junior high for my friends.

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It could dramatically improve quality of life in communities throughout the developing world.

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I would ask you to imagine it translated into every language, a common material of understanding throughout all the world.

From Project Gutenberg

It has only been a rare and exceptional class hitherto that has gone on learning throughout life.

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There was a deep silence throughout the whole bivouac; some were sleeping, and those who watched were in no humour for idle chat.

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Wide and straight, well made and tree-lined throughout, it supplied the two great arteries of Indian life.

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Throughout the German States the custom of smoking is universal and tobacco enters largely into their list of expenditures.

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