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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Longer term, the debt overhang will remain throughout the developed markets.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

While the stations focused on local news, traffic, weather and sports, they also prominently featured CBS News Radio reports at the top of the hour and other features throughout the day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

This was a theme throughout the set, with his hit, The Rockafeller Skank, getting an added dash of Eminem's Slim Shady.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A new review published May 4, 2026, in Volume 18 of Aging-US explores how cellular senescence shapes aging throughout the body and examines the growing push toward precision anti-aging therapies.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

You’re drawn to her half-done painting of the stage, surrounded by trees, fireflies dancing through the air and Cherokee syllabary sprinkled throughout.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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