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
Neither side harbors all-encompassing contempt for the other like both do for Minnesota.
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
With its spotlight concept and showstopping production, Showgirl is the direct result of Swift’s all-encompassing career feat — and an extension of it.
—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
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
With its spotlight concept and showstopping production, Showgirl is the direct result of Swift’s all-encompassing career feat — and an extension of it.
—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
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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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Global adoption is critical, Little believes, because the problem SulfurSolve addresses is universal.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Operating under a mission statement emphasizing female perspectives and universal connection, Each Other Films continues developing its pipeline while pursuing additional partnerships across borders.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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But the omnibus package aside, it’s been a year of U-turns for Brussels.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
24 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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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 5 Nov. 2025.
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