for all

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: in spite of (something)
For all his confident talk, he is actually very unsure of himself.
She still loves him, for all his faults.

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Fifth Season handles global distribution for all three seasons of the show. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 And for all the Padres’ successes under private equity wizard Peter Seidler, his biggest bet went bust, the ‘23 Padres missing the playoffs despite his approving MLB’s third-highest payroll. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 Less than a week after our Zoom conversation with Knapp, an unrelated Good Good collab went viral for all of the wrong reasons. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 Having a two-week match play event to close out the year on two separate courses should provide nothing but positive returns for all involved. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for for all

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for all
for all intents and purposes
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“For all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20all. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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