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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Like this week’s Garrett deal, all those big swings were seismic and shockwave-inducing moves — throughout the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

BBC Radio Scotland will will have a daily podcast every morning - plus YouTube live shows throughout the group stages - and extended programming on the radio on game days.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

There’s a paradox to being first lady, as Jill notes throughout the book—the risk of being seen as too involved in her husband’s presidency, or too hands-off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

While this happened, researchers recorded activity throughout the observer fish's entire brain in real time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Within weeks, versions of “Singular Revelations” circulated throughout the country’s newspapers, appearing in Vermont, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and North Carolina, then crossing the Atlantic to Dublin and London.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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