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
That sensation is all-encompassing.
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Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
Another loophole Trump leverages to achieve his all-encompassing power grab is the National Emergencies Act.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
9 June 2026
But some also say opinions about AI tend to fall into extremes on both ends — that tech leaders tout it as an all-encompassing solution, while anti-AI camps are burying their heads in the sand.
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Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
War came in the summer of 1914 because of the all-encompassing fear that had gripped many Great Power leaders, looking for signs that they would be attacked.
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Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
Another loophole Trump leverages to achieve his all-encompassing power grab is the National Emergencies Act.
—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
9 June 2026
But some also say opinions about AI tend to fall into extremes on both ends — that tech leaders tout it as an all-encompassing solution, while anti-AI camps are burying their heads in the sand.
—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
War came in the summer of 1914 because of the all-encompassing fear that had gripped many Great Power leaders, looking for signs that they would be attacked.
—
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-encompassing
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Don't wait for a perfect plan or extensive training; real learning in pricing, marketing, and operations occurs through direct action and adaptation.
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Battiloro was arrested following an extensive investigation and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and multiple traffic offenses, according to prosecutors.
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Committing the universal human crime of survival by way of messy living.
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The United States co-authored and voted in favor of the universal declaration in 1948.
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Several of his films — The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, the omnibus film Germany in Autumn (1978), The Legend of Rita (2000) — confront the lingering presence of Nazi and authoritarian ideology in German institutions and the radicalization that emerged in response.
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That omnibus legislation includes a number of items to ensure the viability of farming and the security of the nation’s food supply.
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Much more encompassing than detecting software code vulnerabilities .
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But that changed in the 2000s, when post-op care became more encompassing after rearranging patients’ internal organs.
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Erased due to a pervasive environment of this compliance.
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In Britain, politicians are paying dearly for the pervasive sense that life is only getting harder and more expensive.
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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-encompassing. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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