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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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There are echoes throughout of Gil Scott-Heron’s 1970 poem “Whitey on the Moon,” which feels like it could have been written last week.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

He said he also wanted to "recognise the dignity" they had shown throughout.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Roberts-Smith has maintained his innocence throughout, launching a multi-million-dollar legal suit against the newspapers that first reported on the allegations.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

But throughout that journey, she has remembered one of Wooden’s most enduring maxims: “If you listen to players, they’ll listen to you.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Before I can answer, a bell sounds throughout the building.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.