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all-around

Also all-round

[awl-uh-round]

adjective

  1. able to do many things; versatile.

    an all-around player.

  2. broadly applicable; not specialized.

    an all-around education.

  3. inclusive; comprehensive; complete.

    an all-around failure.



all-around

adjective

  1. (prenominal) the US equivalent of all-round

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of all-around1

First recorded in 1720–30
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But on a night of all-around excellence from the Dodgers, no one impressed quite like the man who endures as the most familiar face on the team.

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Retton became a household name during the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, when she became the first U.S. gymnast to win Olympic gold in the all-around competition and won five medals overall.

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During those Games, she won five medals, also including silvers for team all-around and vault, and bronzes for floor and uneven bars.

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Then he was signed to make a Saturday morning kids show, the divine “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” a colorful, chaotic bastion of diversity, inclusivity and all-around acceptance, before anyone was throwing around those words.

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She also finished second in the all-around competition in 2023 and helped the Bruins to a second-place overall finish this year.

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