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: being for or of all time up to and including the present
especially
: exceeding all others of all time
an all-time bestseller
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Bitcoin has dropped slightly after hitting an all-time high of $123,000 per bitcoin last week (even as U.S. president Donald Trump issues a bullish bitcoin prediction).
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
His total earnings rank third all-time at $3,612,216. Take the Jeopardy! audition test
Potential contestants are invited to audition by taking the show's online test, which can be found here: jeopardy.com/be-on-j/anytime-test.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 21 July 2025
The Chinese production is also the first non-Hollywood film to break into the all-time global top 20 of highest-grossing films.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
The new survey's findings come just a few days after Trump's approval numbers on immigration hit an all-time low since the start of his second term in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted between July 15 and July 16.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 20 July 2025
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
His total earnings rank third all-time at $3,612,216. Take the Jeopardy! audition test
Potential contestants are invited to audition by taking the show's online test, which can be found here: jeopardy.com/be-on-j/anytime-test.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 21 July 2025
The Chinese production is also the first non-Hollywood film to break into the all-time global top 20 of highest-grossing films.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
The new survey's findings come just a few days after Trump's approval numbers on immigration hit an all-time low since the start of his second term in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted between July 15 and July 16.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 20 July 2025
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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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