All-American
(US, chiefly, sports) A person or a team, or some other thing, regarded as the best in the United States; a team composed entirely of members who are each the best from their state, league, or region.
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Born ~1880 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
Conley, Moffitt Named First Team All-Conference https://www.newsbeep.com/us-tx/279841/ IRVING, Texas – UNT softball players Madison Conley and Elizabeth Moffitt were both chosen as first team All-American Conference…
[May 5th, 1986] Joe Childress, 52, passed away in Houston, Texas. He was a former St. Louis Cardinals running back and an Auburn University All-American who also coached the Houston Oilers. In lieu of flowers, donatio…
[December 1st, 1980] The second-ranked DePaul Blue Demons opened the new Horizon Arena with a 74-56 victory over Gonzaga in front of 15,594 fans. Led by All-American Mark Aguirre's 26 points, the team moved from Alumn…
Doris Fisher was a pioneering entrepreneur who shaped Gap's iconic all-American style and became a major art collector and philanthropist.
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(US, chiefly, sports) A person or a team, or some other thing, regarded as the best in the United States; a team composed entirely of members who are each the best from their state, league, or region.
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(US, chiefly, sports) Of a person or a team, or some other thing: regarded as the best in the United States; of a team, composed entirely of members who are each the best from their state, league, or region.
He was an All-American basketball player last year.
“Conley, Moffitt Named First Team All-Conference https://www.newsbeep.com/us-tx/279841/ IRVING, Texas – UNT softball players Madison Conley and Elizabeth Moffitt were both chosen as first team All-American Conference…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[May 5th, 1986] Joe Childress, 52, passed away in Houston, Texas. He was a former St. Louis Cardinals running back and an Auburn University All-American who also coached the Houston Oilers. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Doris Fisher was a pioneering entrepreneur who shaped Gap's iconic all-American style and became a major art collector and philanthropist.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Now playing on 91.3 Ayclt FM HD3: I Wanna by The All-American Rejects! Tune in now: https://radio.913aycltfm.com/listen/91.3_ayclt_fm_hd3/bluesky”
— Bluesky· May 2026“✅Plastic surgery ✅ Lip filler ✅ Botox ✅ Boob job ✅ Hair extensions ✅ Rib removal (for small waist look) Yep, the all-American fresh-faced girl.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US, military) Of a regiment or division: composed of members from every state in the Union.
After having conducted a country-wide poll of experts, Vanity Fair has chosen a truly All-American Collegiate Basketball Team. The nine picked is the result of the combined opinions of sporting editors, college coaches, graduate managers…
“[December 1st, 1980] The second-ranked DePaul Blue Demons opened the new Horizon Arena with a 74-56 victory over Gonzaga in front of 15,594 fans. Led by All-American Mark Aguirre's 26 points, the team moved from Alumni Hall after 23 years. DePaul's strong defense secured the win.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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