all-encompassing

adjective

: including everything or everyone
We're unlikely to find an all-encompassing solution.

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The re-recorded effort, which has now spent 84 weeks on the all-encompassing ranking, jumps nearly 20 spots from No. 80 to No. 61. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025 Kelly Cunningham, San Diego Institute for Economic Research YES: Smaller lot sizes may not be appropriate for every neighborhood, but all-encompassing requirements should not be imposed everywhere. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025 Apple has a similarly all-encompassing suite of offerings, and Meta’s three major apps (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) each have billions of users. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025 Today, that home-turned-hotel offers just five suites which were brought to life by interior and design studio Pierre Lacroix, each with a personality of their own, from leopard walls and red accents to an airy suite with an all-encompassing garden mural. Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2025 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 22 Jun. 2025.

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