Definitions

throughout

[throo-out] / θruˈaʊt /

ADJECTIVE

during the whole of

Synonyms

WEAK

all over all the time all through around at full length completely during every bit everyplace everywhere far and near far and wide for the duration from beginning to end from end to end from one end to the other from start to finish from the start from the word go high and low in all respects in every place in everything inside and out on all accounts over overall right through round the whole time through the whole of to the end up and down

Example Sentences

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Throughout the holy city, Iranian flags can be seen printed on white pilgrims' garments, cloaks, bags and buses.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Throughout the 2010s, DeepMind achieved a series of AI breakthroughs this way, and the lab continues to explore game-driven AI research today.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Throughout, the novel hovers in an uncanny limbo.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Throughout the series, viewers were treated to scenes in the Americana at Brand, the Fairfax District and the Elysian Theater in Echo Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Throughout most of his life, Washington’s physical vigor had been one of his most priceless assets.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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