all-encompassing

adjective

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

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That roster includes some of the group’s most successful efforts, which somehow never managed to dominate this all-encompassing ranking, including beloved projects like The Dark Side of the Moon, Animals and The Wall, all of which lived inside the top five for a time. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025 The common struggle new mothers face to develop their sense of self outside the all-encompassing nature of motherhood is one of the topics Lander tackles in her work. Sara Belcher, People.com, 9 May 2025 There isn’t one all-encompassing answer to that question. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 May 2025 Everything is happening simultaneously for them, and those all-encompassing emotions, including their sometimes nonsensical youthful logic, beam off the screen. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 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 21 May. 2025.

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