all-encompassing

adjective

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

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Networking, as an all-encompassing concept, has often been the key to the successes of aspiring business owners worldwide. Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 An all-encompassing No 10 who put up great numbers (10 goals and six assists in 25 Bundesliga league appearances) in a struggling team last season. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025 Those that stayed home contributed to a grand total of 547 million views across the event's all-encompassing digital coverage, with 44 million views achieved by Opening Night Live alone. Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 This is quite the rarity, and will delight executives at the streamer at a time when subscriber retention is all-encompassing and co-viewing is all the rage. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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