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
Some senior figures in and around Arsenal were known to be surprised and, in certain cases, had major reservations about Arteta taking on an all-encompassing role that would place greater responsibility on his shoulders than necessary.
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Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
As Sony and Nintendo have firmly established themselves as hardware companies, Microsoft is pushing toward Bill Gates’ original vision of an all-encompassing entertainment hub in the living room.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Synchro is really an all-encompassing division of figure skating.
—Derek James, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
These evoke the detailed, all-encompassing assembly-line mural by Diego Rivera at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
—Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
As Sony and Nintendo have firmly established themselves as hardware companies, Microsoft is pushing toward Bill Gates’ original vision of an all-encompassing entertainment hub in the living room.
—Jaures Yip, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
Synchro is really an all-encompassing division of figure skating.
—Derek James, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
These evoke the detailed, all-encompassing assembly-line mural by Diego Rivera at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
—Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-encompassing
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The system comes preloaded with a vision–language–action (VLA) large model and more than 10,000 real-world data samples, enabling it to perform complex tasks without extensive setup or calibration.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Denver Police Department warned that extensive road closures are in place, and all intersections surrounding the area are closed.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Yet many divorces follow a similar trajectory, and most of the feelings women experience during that process are universal.—
Oona Metz,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The administration’s actions also aren’t being met with universal disdain by Colorado politicians.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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An omnibus federal program run cooperatively with states, Medicaid in Connecticut supports medical and behavioral health services, substance abuse treatment, and nursing home and in-home elder care in Connecticut.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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For those who have decried the omnibus package as deregulation by another name, the regulations come too little, too late.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Dec. 2025
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But that changed in the 2000s, when post-op care became more encompassing after rearranging patients’ internal organs.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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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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In a world in which that kind of alienation is pervasive, Cash’s look is refreshing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Vibe coding is one of the most pervasive trends to emerge from the generative AI boom, and the momentum has continued to pick up to start 2026.—
Jasmine Wu,Deirdre Bosa,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-encompassing. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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