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[ adverb ] above and beyond all other consideration
Synonyms Examples "above all, you must be independent" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)Above_all , we should seek to encourage the leaders of these societies to accept the unpleasant fact that they are responsible_for their fates . Simultaneously we should be underlining the interrelationships of technical progress in various fields , showing how agricultural training can be introduced into education , how health affects labor productivity , how small business can benefit the rural farm community , and , above_all , how progress in each field relates to national progress . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Above_all , disabuse yourselves of any thought that I propose to vent moral indignation at your rifling my residence , to whimper over the loss of a_few objets_d'art , or to shame you into rectitude . |
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[ adverb ] taking everything together
Synonyms Examples "she was first and last a scientist" |
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