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 need to live your joy can feel all-encompassing now.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
This is just one in a series of rituals designed to liven up the tedium of wealth, just another game in service of manipulating others while pushing back against an all-encompassing numbness.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2026
What ultimately keeps the house from feeling hokey or trite is Glazer’s commitment to her all-encompassing taste.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Alila is big on immersive design, interiors curated by regional artisans, and wellbeing that feels authentic, all-encompassing, and never performative.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
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Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
This is just one in a series of rituals designed to liven up the tedium of wealth, just another game in service of manipulating others while pushing back against an all-encompassing numbness.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2026
What ultimately keeps the house from feeling hokey or trite is Glazer’s commitment to her all-encompassing taste.
—Mark Lamster
architecture Critic, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Alila is big on immersive design, interiors curated by regional artisans, and wellbeing that feels authentic, all-encompassing, and never performative.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-encompassing
Adjective
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Wood received extensive rehabilitation but died a year after the shooting.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Since then, teams have pushed the vehicle through extensive autonomy testing.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The language of numbers is universal like that.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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The universal furnace serves as a multifunctional tool for salt synthesis, electrochemical measurements, and corrosion studies.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The 70-plus-page bill is an omnibus package that would significantly reshape state and local authority over land use, environmental protections and agricultural regulation.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
27 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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Communities across the state have been dealing with pervasive fowl for years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Voluminous outerwear, lots of layering, velvet, lace, bows and fringe were pervasive.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-encompassing. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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