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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There, she’s swept into an all-consuming relationship that comes with a dizzying social scene among writers, financial security and a potential career of her own – at a cost.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Behind the story Not even the most remote corners of the country are beyond the all-consuming gaze of artificial intelligence.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 May 2026
But that doesn’t mean every operating business should behave as if AI is an all-consuming threat.
—Gil Mandelzis, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Hinch knows the criticism that comes with an all-consuming job.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 May 2026
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Behind the story Not even the most remote corners of the country are beyond the all-consuming gaze of artificial intelligence.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 May 2026
But that doesn’t mean every operating business should behave as if AI is an all-consuming threat.
—Gil Mandelzis, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Hinch knows the criticism that comes with an all-consuming job.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 May 2026
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“All-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-consuming. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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