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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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Gender parity reached an all-time high for the European list this year.
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Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Groff was a captain for MIT's Division III soccer team and finished her career second all-time in goals and points at the school.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
The retail price of ground coffee hit an all-time high in March of $7.38 a pound, up 84% from $4.30 in January 2020, government data shows.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Bates ended his career as the NCAA’s all-time leader in free-throw percentage and averaged 13.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in his final season with the Tigers.
—Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Groff was a captain for MIT's Division III soccer team and finished her career second all-time in goals and points at the school.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
The retail price of ground coffee hit an all-time high in March of $7.38 a pound, up 84% from $4.30 in January 2020, government data shows.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
Bates ended his career as the NCAA’s all-time leader in free-throw percentage and averaged 13.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in his final season with the Tigers.
—Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
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“All-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-time. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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