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all-around - definition and meaning
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective adjective adjective
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adjective adjective adverb Generally , broadly .
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From all- + around .
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Lateefah poses for a picture with Andrea Crossman, the nurse she calls all-around awesome, and Dalia.
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First Impression: Isaiah is best described as an all-around good person.
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First Impression: Isaiah is best described as an all-around good person.
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Michele is an excellent writer and all-around fantastic person!
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We met up with Sebastian Petion, our driver, an all-around great person I have stayed in touch with, and he took us through the streets of Port-au-Prince.
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Major news media took the videos at face value back then, too, and broadcast, published, posted, and all-around trumpeted this "courageous" and--added bonus--salacious "reporting."
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More Mardi Gras: Mardi Gras Madness is one of the area's longest-running Fat Tuesday parties, even though the New Orleans flavor comes more from wearing masks and tossing beads -- yes, it's that kind of event -- than a traditional Louisiana vibe. '80s hard rock cover band Herr Metal, '90s cover band White Ford Bronco and all-around cover band Down Wilson entertain the largely 20-something audience at the State Theatre.
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Trevor Brazile wore the sponsorship colors and insignia of the U.S. Army, which made him my favorite for the coveted all-around title.
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We met up with Sebastian Petion, our driver, an all-around great person I have stayed in touch with, and he took us through the streets of Port-au-Prince.
Katie Couric: Haiti: One Year Later Katie Couric 2011
We met up with Sebastian Petion, our driver, an all-around great person I have stayed in touch with, and he took us through the streets of Port-au-Prince.
Katie Couric: Haiti: One Year Later Katie Couric 2011
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