all-round
adjective
less common variant of all-around
1
: considered in or encompassing all aspects : comprehensive
the best all-around performance so far
2
: competent in many fields
an all-around performer
3
: having general utility or merit
an all-around tool
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Now an Arsenal player, competing in the Women’s Champions League, her media profile has risen and her all-round game has improved.
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Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Jesus already looks like a proper all-round forward — dropping deep to get on the ball one minute, playing off the shoulder of the last man the next.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The mattress topper has a deep pocket with all-round elastic.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 9 July 2025
Caplan, Taste of New Haven founder and all-round pizza expert who was instrumental in having Connecticut named the pizza capital of the United States, wants to break the existing Guinness World Records™ title for Largest Pizza Party.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
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Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Jesus already looks like a proper all-round forward — dropping deep to get on the ball one minute, playing off the shoulder of the last man the next.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The mattress topper has a deep pocket with all-round elastic.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 9 July 2025
Caplan, Taste of New Haven founder and all-round pizza expert who was instrumental in having Connecticut named the pizza capital of the United States, wants to break the existing Guinness World Records™ title for Largest Pizza Party.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2025
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“All-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-round. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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