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
The all-encompassing campaign spans library visits, door-knocking, digital advertisements and more.
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Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The new foodie palace in Coral Springs is a two-story, all-encompassing operation.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
It’s not always meant to be all-encompassing.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
That’s expensive, all-encompassing.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The new foodie palace in Coral Springs is a two-story, all-encompassing operation.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
It’s not always meant to be all-encompassing.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
That’s expensive, all-encompassing.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-encompassing
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But the damage to residential property was extensive in this pocket of southern Rochester.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Safety and driver assistance Acura equips the MDX Type S Advance with an extensive suite of safety technology under the AcuraWatch 360 system.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Absorptive, addictive, violent (and by then near-universal, with televisions flickering in ninety-five per cent of American homes), TV was officially a bad mom.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Thankfully, matching lounge sets are the perfect solution to this universal dilemma, and right now, Amazon just marked down fresh styles for spring—with savings up to 37 percent off.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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The state legislature recently passed, and the governor is expected to sign, its omnibus energy bill, the Utility RELIEF Act, which includes several important data center provisions.—
Todd Larsen,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
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The proposal suggests slashing the ISS budget by $1.1 billion, though a budget boost was included in last year’s omnibus bill.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Much more encompassing than detecting software code vulnerabilities .—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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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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The swearing is certainly not pervasive, though, and only occurs here and there; there are large stretches of the film that are totally clean language-wise.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Mavromatis, who was hired in 2022 as its head of Instagram, described a pervasive climate of discrimination and harassment, according to the lawsuit.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-encompassing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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