Over
Over adverb - From beginning to end.
Usage example: read it over until you understand it thoroughly
Throughout is a synonym for over in via topic. In some cases you can use "Throughout" instead the word "Over" as a preposition or an adverb, when it comes to topics like part of speech, part, direction, across. popular alternative
Throughout
Throughout adverb - From beginning to end.
Usage example: while some fans deserted the singer during her troubled years, others remained loyal throughout
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Synonyms for Throughout
Over is a synonym for throughout in via topic. You can use "Over" instead the word "Throughout" as a preposition or an adverb or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as part of speech, part, direction, during the whole of. popular alternative
Both words in one sentence
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The two guards outside the room casually converse over and throughout the clearly audible gunfire.
Source: The Guards Must Be Crazy -
The weird part is that, even though Eli is greedy, very unforgiving, a mooch, extremely over-the-top, and clearly a wackjob, his church has many followers and grows throughout the film.
Source: Film / There Will Be Blood -
Throughout the season he tortures Renard through hallucinations, forcing him to relieve the event of his shooting, and making his wounds bleed over and over again, almost driving him mad.
Source: Monster / Live-Action TV
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