all that

adverb

: to an indicated or suggested extent or degree : so
didn't take his threats all that seriously

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And the outfield market isn't all that strong this year, so if that's what May is rooting for, his odds aren't great. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025 For some of these titans, there is a sense that the people most in need of innovative solutions around issues like climate have rejected them personally, so the heck with those issues, no need to care about all that fluffery anymore. Rob Day, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025 Trader Vic, in his Bartender’s Guide, has three recipes for the Scorpion Bowl, two of which are essentially the same (rum, brandy, lemon, orange, and almond syrup) and the last of which has all that other stuff but also throws in a bunch of gin and, bizarrely, a half bottle of white wine. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 26 July 2025 The ones that are brilliantly packaged into the tiniest possible forms but likely not all that useful for doing actual work? New Atlas, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for all that

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of all that was in 1945

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“All that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20that. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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