all-encompassing
adjective
: including everything or everyone
We're unlikely to find an all-encompassing solution.
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In addition to the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, the collaboration between Pemberton and May also reaches the Rock Digital Song Sales tally, which is slightly more all-encompassing, as all subgenres of rock are eligible for the rundown.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Interacting with others can feel dreamy and all-encompassing.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 17 June 2026
There is no proposal for an income VAT like the New Hampshire Business Enterprise Tax, with low rates made possible by an all-encompassing base, nor for the broad extension of the sales tax to professions and service businesses.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026
For that reason, completion percentage isn’t an all-encompassing metric.
—Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Interacting with others can feel dreamy and all-encompassing.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 17 June 2026
There is no proposal for an income VAT like the New Hampshire Business Enterprise Tax, with low rates made possible by an all-encompassing base, nor for the broad extension of the sales tax to professions and service businesses.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2026
For that reason, completion percentage isn’t an all-encompassing metric.
—Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-encompassing. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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