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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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 SaaS is service in name, product in nature, all-round ARR-machine. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 Even when Rachel Daly was outscoring her in the Women’s Super League (WSL), England manager Sarina Wiegman always favoured Russo for her all-round qualities. Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for all-round

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“All-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-round. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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all-round

variant of all-around

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