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
With its spotlight concept and showstopping production, Showgirl is the direct result of Swift’s all-encompassing career feat — and an extension of it.
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
By comparison, Olkaria is large, but far from all-encompassing.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
And so this is one huge, all-encompassing tool to help with that.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
Rodrigo’s introductory project is now up to 224 weeks on the main albums tally and streaming roster, but only 196 turns on the all-encompassing sales list.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
By comparison, Olkaria is large, but far from all-encompassing.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
And so this is one huge, all-encompassing tool to help with that.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
Rodrigo’s introductory project is now up to 224 weeks on the main albums tally and streaming roster, but only 196 turns on the all-encompassing sales list.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-encompassing
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The Brown family, founders of Brown-Forman, has significantly shaped Louisville through extensive philanthropy over 155 years.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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More than 600 Middlebury students had also joined an online group to share updates of the extensive effort to find Smith, WPTZ reported.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Developed by researchers from Adelaide University, the method is a universal and scalable to upcycle common plastics — including PET, PVC, polyethylene and polypropylene and their mixtures — into single-atom catalysts (SACs).—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The analysis suggests that this two-thirds scaling rule could be universal for animals.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Oct. 2025
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An omnibus spending package would fund the government for the entire fiscal year.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Aside from the Cap-and-Invest reauthorization, the package included Senate Bill 254, an omnibus energy bill that seeks to tackle affordability challenges, and Senate Bill 352, which would strengthen monitoring of air pollution in vulnerable communities.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Equally important, these countries have coordinated policy stances within more encompassing multilateral frameworks, such as the United Nations and its agencies, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organization, and the G-20.—
Stewart Patrick,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Sep. 2025
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Samsung is one of many tech companies that have tried to make virtual and augmented reality headsets as pervasive as smartphones and laptops, although such devices are still a niche primarily appealing to early adopters, tech enthusiasts and gamers.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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As a result, his legacy is everywhere; bird imagery is pervasive, and the world is run by a masonic cult called the Beak Brothers who wear bird masks to obscure their faces.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-encompassing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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