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1. Using every available means.

   They were planning to launch an all-out attack against the enemy.

   • 1995, Wendy McElroy, “Preface”, in XXX: A Woman's Right to Pornography‎^[1], archived from the original on 10 April 2007:

     Chapter Six is an all-out defense of pornography

   • 2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport‎^[2]:

     This was a wonderful advert for the Premier League, with both Chelsea and United intent on all-out attack - but Ferguson will be concerned at how his side lost their way after imperiously controlling much of the first period.

   • 2015 October 12, Anne Barnard, Karam Shoumali, “U.S. Weaponry Is Turning Syria Into Proxy War With Russia”, in The New York Times‎^[3], →ISSN, archived from the original on 8 March 2022:

     With the enhanced insurgent firepower and with Russia steadily raising the number of airstrikes against the government’s opponents, the Syrian conflict is edging closer to an all-out proxy war between the United States and Russia.

   • 2020 April 8, “Network News: COVID-19: Questions and Answers”, in RAIL, page 11:

     Will there be any further restrictions on travel?
     [...] The Foreign Office has already issued an Exceptional Travel Advisory Notice for British nationals not to undertake any but essential international travel, but an all-out ban from either the British or French governments would leave Eurostar unable to run any of its international services through the Channel Tunnel.

   • 2022 December 14, Christian Wolmar, “Productivity should play no part in pay negotiations”, in RAIL, number 972, page 46:

     Eventually the NUR overplayed its hands with an all-out strike. And when Peter Parker, the then-chairman of BR, who was well regarded among his staff, called their bluff by threatening to close down the entire network, they caved in.

   • 2026 January 17, Nicholas Kristof, “How War With China Begins”, in The New York Times (Opinion section)‎^[4], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 January 2026:

     Pentagon strategists worry about such invasion scenarios, for that’s their job. But Taiwan officials are (rightly, I think) more focused on “gray zone” moves on Taiwan that fall short of war. An all-out invasion of Taiwan by China might well fail — that’s why I’m skeptical that it will happen in the next few years — but gray zone pressures today pose a daily challenge and are likely to grow. And they, too, risk escalation into all-out war that pulls in the United States.

2. Covering all aspects without exception.

   This book is an all-out examination of a very important issue in our community.

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all-out (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of all out.

   The tanks attacked all-out with the infantry.

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