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The Bears considered veteran special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi, but Hightower was in the mix all along.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Perhaps these two know that the key to maternity style was in dad’s closet all along.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
Don’t forget, Molina has been manipulating his cellmate all along, trying to uncover the information that could lead to his release.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
Yet others aren’t as optimistic and feel that the pardon is an insult to followers of Garvey who knew the truth all along.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1619, in the meaning defined above
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“All along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20along. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
all along
adverb
: all the time
knew the truth all along
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