THROUGHOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does throughout mean? 

• THROUGHOUT (adverb)
  The adverb THROUGHOUT has 2 senses:

1. from first to last

2. used to refer to cited works

  Familiarity information: THROUGHOUT used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THROUGHOUT (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

From first to last

Synonyms:

end-to-end; throughout

Context example:

the play was excellent end-to-end

Sense 2

Meaning:

Used to refer to cited works

Synonyms:

passim; throughout

 Context examples 

Levels of certain types of lipids (fats) that circulate throughout the body have been linked to heart disease risk.

(Rare mutations reduce heart disease risk, NIH)

When Mr. Collins could be forgotten, there was really an air of great comfort throughout, and by Charlotte's evident enjoyment of it, Elizabeth supposed he must be often forgotten.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

The tumor also tends to spread throughout the neuroaxis and is often rapidly progressive.

(Adult Spinal Cord Glioblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Sometimes it can also cause infection in other organs and spread throughout the body.

(Aspergillosis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Autism lasts throughout a person's lifetime.

(Autism, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

Earthshine varies in strength throughout the year, since the light reflected from the Earth varies.

(Earthshine, NASA)

He just recently entered Capricorn last month and is about to send you rewards for all your preparations and hard work and remain with you throughout 2020.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

We found nothing throughout except dust in extraordinary proportions, and all untouched save for my own footsteps when I had made my first visit.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

A liquid tissue; its major function is to transport oxygen throughout the body.

(Blood, NCI Thesaurus)

The stem cells can develop into red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout the body, white blood cells, which fight infections, and platelets, which help the to blood clot.

(Bone Marrow Transplantation, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)