as in extensive
as in encompassing
The law was designed to have an all-encompassing effect.
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Recent Examples of all-encompassing
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.
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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
That video was the first of what has since expanded into an all-encompassing price breakdown content page, where Wilson tallies up pieces from everything from Bama Rush outfits to back-to-school hauls.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Before the district's new middle schools were opened, students in grades 6 to 8 were either in elementary schools, high school, or all-encompassing schools housing students in K-12.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
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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
That video was the first of what has since expanded into an all-encompassing price breakdown content page, where Wilson tallies up pieces from everything from Bama Rush outfits to back-to-school hauls.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Before the district's new middle schools were opened, students in grades 6 to 8 were either in elementary schools, high school, or all-encompassing schools housing students in K-12.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-encompassing
Adjective
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Add in the possibility of more extensive – and costly – work such as bridges, crowns, extractions or implants, and the anxiety can grow even stronger.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Since marrying Horace at the end of Episode 1, Kimmie has conducted extensive research on Beauty in Black and has been under the mentorship of her husband, who is still alive and currently in Italy, undergoing experimental cancer treatment.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Exceptionally thorough, the clear, universal formula doesn’t just impart a salon-worthy sheen.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The sting of rejection or criticism is universal.—
Susanne Biro,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Then the matter came to the full City Council for a vote, and both were approved as part of the omnibus agenda at its meeting on Monday.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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In 2018, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed an omnibus bill Republicans sent to him that was roughly 1,000 pages long, citing the sheer size, among other reasons.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
20 Aug. 2025
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And second, the pervasive use of these platforms primed the nation’s youth for this moment of protest.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The pledge and the accompanying FAQs clearly state that the targets are complicit Israeli film institutions and companies, given their pervasive involvement in whitewashing or justifying Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its apartheid regime against all Palestinians.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-encompassing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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