all-in

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adjective (1)

ˌȯl-ˈin

Synonyms of all-in next

chiefly British : all-inclusive

chiefly British : being almost without restrictions

all-in wrestling

all in

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adjective (2)

variants or less commonly all-in

ˌȯl-ˈin

: tired, exhausted

Atticus said as tactfully as he could that he just didn't think he could stand a pageant tonight, he was all in.—

Harper Lee

Inside, the invalid had gone to bed; her mother said, "She was all in," and expressed pity for her, for the first time.—

Edna O'Brien

: fully committed to or involved in something

The Diamondbacks are all-in for this year. It's why they brought in J. D. Martinez at the trade deadline. They have a healthy mix of young and veteran players, and they're looking to make a run this October.—

Kevin Skiver

—often used in the phrase go all in

With my bonus in tow, I got the far-fetched idea I didn't feel like working that type of pace anymore. So I went all in on real estate on my own.—

Philip Michael

Note: In poker, to go all in is to bet everything on a hand.

The best my opponent could have at this point was a 5-high straight, so I went all in—my full $220,000 was riding on this hand. The last card was a Jack—and I was out.—

John Grochowski

Examples of all-in in a Sentence

Adjective (1) all-in seven-day tour of Scotland Adjective (2) was all in after an evening of dancing and partying

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Google and Meta are all-in Google launched its Bard GAI system in March 2023. —

Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024 An intensive, all-in crash course on scouting and setups? —

Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024 An early test case looms Is Michigan going all-in to flip Bryce Underwood? —

New York Times, 4 Nov. 2024 In the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election, GOP consultants were fighting over strategy: Would going all-in on anti-trans messaging deliver then-President Donald Trump the suburbs in his race against former Vice President Joe Biden? —

Madison Pauly and Sarah Szilagy, Them, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for all-in