all-encompassing
adjective
: including everything or everyone
We're unlikely to find an all-encompassing solution.
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Propaganda was the art that conveyed—through emotions and even spirituality, not intellect—the all-encompassing ideology that ruled one’s life.
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Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
This is not intended to be an all-encompassing list, but rather a guide to matching needs and prospects of interest.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
This all-encompassing approach is what sets Sip & Guzzle apart.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
But last year, a bankruptcy judge allowed six of those lawsuits to proceed to trial, so that each side could gauge how juries would react to their claims and potentially hasten an all-encompassing settlement.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
This is not intended to be an all-encompassing list, but rather a guide to matching needs and prospects of interest.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
This all-encompassing approach is what sets Sip & Guzzle apart.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
But last year, a bankruptcy judge allowed six of those lawsuits to proceed to trial, so that each side could gauge how juries would react to their claims and potentially hasten an all-encompassing settlement.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for all-encompassing
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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-encompassing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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