throughout
Americanpreposition
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in or to every part of; everywhere in.
They searched throughout the house.
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from the beginning to the end of.
He was bored throughout the play.
adverb
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in every part.
rotten throughout.
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at every moment or point.
following the text closely throughout.
preposition
adverb
Etymology
Origin of throughout
First recorded before 1000; Middle English throw out, Old English thurh ūt “through and out the other side (of )”; through, out
Example Sentences
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In the past, big supply outages—or even the threat of them—have led to a surge in oil prices that stoked inflation and rippled throughout the world economy with far-reaching consequences.
After DNA separation, large microtubule structures called asters expand throughout the cytoplasm.
From Science Daily
Unlike conventional drugs that can affect many tissues throughout the body, this method is designed to work only in cells that have been programmed to respond.
From Science Daily
This pattern suggests that shared signals, possibly factors circulating in the bloodstream, help coordinate aging throughout the body.
From Science Daily
Antonio, who was supported by West Ham throughout his rehabilitation, reiterates that he does not remember the crash and says his "family lived it more".
From BBC
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