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Recent Examples of all-purpose While that’s cooking, mix the panko bread crumbs and all-purpose flour in a bowl. Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 4 May 2025 In the search for the all-purpose machine, the oracle to understand the things that people cannot yet comprehend, there’s no getting around the need for data. Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025 Holiday, who is 6-1 and 211 pounds, had 658 all-purpose yards and six total touchdowns last fall. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2025 How To Clean Cotton/Jersey Gardening Gloves Cotton makes a good all-purpose glove for raking leaves and tidying your yard. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all-purpose
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Adjective
  • Monthly, quarterly and yearly memberships, offering unlimited visits, are available for $30, $90 or $300, respectively.
    Kimberly Dishongh, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2025
  • In their place is the shield, which gives you ample (but not unlimited) ability to simply deflect enemy attacks damage-free.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Granlund was averaging approximately 1 point a game for the San Jose Sharks when Stars general manager Jim Nill sent the Sharks first- and third-round picks for Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci on Feb. 1.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • When these systems break under the stress of abuse, neglect, or general incompetence, bad things happen.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Most general-purpose insecticides will control them.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2025
  • Nearly half of all retail card applications are submitted by people with subprime or no credit scores, and the card companies behind them approve applications at a higher rate than for general-purpose cards, the CFPB said.
    Hugh Son,Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 7 May 2025

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“All-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-purpose. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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