all-consuming

adjective

: taking all of a person's time and attention : being the only thing a person thinks about
Her all-consuming passion was music.

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Abandoned by his team and with nothing left, Matt seeks out a cutting edge treatment that miraculously returns him to his former self… but also unexpectedly affects his grip on reality, spiraling him down a destructive path of all-consuming revenge. ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026 This is an all-consuming sport; Vingegaard often swims to escape the mouth of the whale. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 July 2026 First of all, the reality of caring for a newborn is all-consuming. Parents, 25 June 2026 Their emotional awareness is a gift… but this almost all-consuming receptivity can easily result in them taking harmless jokes or silly comments personally. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for all-consuming

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“All-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-consuming. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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