all-out en · ADJ
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Etymology
From all + out.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Using every available means.
With the enhanced insurgent firepower and with Russia steadily raising the number of airstrikes against the government’s opponents, the Syrian conflict is edging closer to an all-out proxy war between the United States and Russia.
2015 October 12, Anne Barnard, Karam Shoumali, “U.S. Weaponry Is Turning Syria Into Proxy War With Russia”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2022:Chapter Six is an all-out defense of pornography
1995, Wendy McElroy, “Preface”, in XXX: A Woman's Right to Pornography, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2007:Will there be any further restrictions on travel? [...] The Foreign Office has already issued an Exceptional Travel Advisory Notice for British nationals not to undertake any but essential international travel, but an all-out ban from either the British or French governments would leave Eurostar unable to run any of its international services through the Channel Tunnel.
2020 April 8, “Network News: COVID-19: Questions and Answers”, in RAIL, page 11:They were planning to launch an all-out attack against the enemy.
Pentagon strategists worry about such invasion scenarios, for that’s their job. But Taiwan officials are (rightly, I think) more focused on “gray zone” moves on Taiwan that fall short of war. An all-out invasion of Taiwan by China might well fail — that’s why I’m skeptical that it will happen in the next few years — but gray zone pressures today pose a daily challenge and are likely to grow. And they, too, risk escalation into all-out war that pulls in the United States.
2026 January 17, Nicholas Kristof, “How War With China Begins”, in The New York Times (Opinion section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2026:This was a wonderful advert for the Premier League, with both Chelsea and United intent on all-out attack - but Ferguson will be concerned at how his side lost their way after imperiously controlling much of the first period.
2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:Eventually the NUR overplayed its hands with an all-out strike. And when Peter Parker, the then-chairman of BR, who was well regarded among his staff, called their bluff by threatening to close down the entire network, they caved in.
2022 December 14, Christian Wolmar, “Productivity should play no part in pay negotiations”, in RAIL, number 972, page 46:
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(not-comparable) Covering all aspects without exception.
This book is an all-out examination of a very important issue in our community.
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pl całkowity (covering all aspects) · es holístico (covering all aspects) · fi kaikenkattava (covering all aspects) · it in piena regola (using every available means) · es sin cuartel (using every available means) · gl exhaustivo (covering all aspects) · cmn 竭盡全力 /竭尽全力 (using every available means) · es comprensivo (covering all aspects) · pl całkowity (using every available means) · cmn 全面的 (covering all aspects) · fi totaalinen (using every available means) · ga dólámhach (using every available means) · pl kompletny (using every available means) · gl completo (covering all aspects) · es de órdago (using every available means) · gl sistemático (covering all aspects) · fi täysimittainen (using every available means) · es total (using every available means) · pl kompletny (covering all aspects) · cmn 綜合的 /综合的 (covering all aspects) · es íntegro (covering all aspects) · it in piena regola (covering all aspects) · it a tutto campo (using every available means)