all-encompassing

adjective

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

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The result is the type of all-encompassing pop album that artists like Prince (to whom Lacy is frequently compared) used to make. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025 Former employees described the site as somewhat all-encompassing workplace, which one needn’t leave except for reporting. Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Few things are more all-encompassing as unhealthy air. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025 The track debuted just last week, and in its second frame, surges to No. 25 on the all-encompassing ranking and No. 32 on the list that excludes all sales and streaming numbers from American listeners. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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