as in unlimited
not limited or specialized in application or purpose
there's nothing wrong with all-purpose flour for baking bread, but flour with more gluten is better
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Recent Examples of all-purpose
In the intervening days, Trump had dispatched his all-purpose envoy, Steve Witkoff, to Israel, prepared a new round of sanctions on the Palestinian Authority, and let it be known that recognizing Palestine was equivalent to giving Hamas a victory.
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Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 31 July 2025
None of this matters to the demo of Musk cultists, wide-eyed tourists and all-purpose trend chasers who are game for waiting three hours in line.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
Since the sauce calls for almond flour instead of all-purpose, Goldie Hawn’s stroganoff is naturally GF.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2025
On the one hand, China is the all-purpose bogeyman that should remove the shackles of regulation.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
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Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 31 July 2025
None of this matters to the demo of Musk cultists, wide-eyed tourists and all-purpose trend chasers who are game for waiting three hours in line.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
Since the sauce calls for almond flour instead of all-purpose, Goldie Hawn’s stroganoff is naturally GF.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2025
On the one hand, China is the all-purpose bogeyman that should remove the shackles of regulation.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-purpose
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Get unlimited digital access to Vogue including the September issue for $3 $1/month for one year.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
13 Aug. 2025
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No contract, unlimited data, Wi-Fi equipment and one Xfinity Unlimited mobile line included for 12 months.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Star brand, which was widely used and well-known across Latin America and Asia, was designated as the general entertainment tile.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Instead, proceeds are gathered in a general pool of player revenue-sharing.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Traditional horizontal platforms like CRMs, search engines or general-purpose large language models (LLMs) are built for flexibility across industries but lack the domain-specific logic to handle freight’s complexity.—
Albert Lie,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Frustrated with inherent inefficiencies in the architecture of ultralow-power microprocessors, the founders of startup Efficient Computer decided to reinvent the general-purpose processor from the ground up for energy efficiency.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 July 2025
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“All-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-purpose. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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