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
This Summer—From $21 Daily Practice by Anthropologie Horizon Wide-leg Jumpsuit
This all-purpose Anthropologie jumpsuit is ideal for exploring new cities in style.
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Elaina Verhoff, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
Serves 4 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes
Total cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
● 3 broccoli stems
● ½ cup all-purpose flour
● ½ cup unsweetened almond milk or other milk of choice
● ¾ cup breadcrumbs, panko or seasoned
● ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
1.
—Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
Top off with new a sprinkle of worm castings and some organic, granular all-purpose fertilizer.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
But the ringer is Michael Cera, as Norwegian tutor Bjørn Lund, employed as an all-purpose factotum by the shady, swaggering, death-defying entrepreneur played by Del Toro.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for all-purpose
Elaina Verhoff, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
Serves 4 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes
Total cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
● 3 broccoli stems
● ½ cup all-purpose flour
● ½ cup unsweetened almond milk or other milk of choice
● ¾ cup breadcrumbs, panko or seasoned
● ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
1.
—Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
Top off with new a sprinkle of worm castings and some organic, granular all-purpose fertilizer.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
But the ringer is Michael Cera, as Norwegian tutor Bjørn Lund, employed as an all-purpose factotum by the shady, swaggering, death-defying entrepreneur played by Del Toro.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for all-purpose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-purpose
Adjective
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Traditional brokerage accounts have unlimited investment choices and can be used for tax loss harvesting to reduce tax burdens.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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In the filing, Harmon’s campaign argued the elections board’s interpretation would allow a candidate in his position to accept unlimited contributions during a period well before an election when no opponent has entered the race and then have limits put back in place closer to when voting begins.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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The studio is banking on the rapidly growing global anime fandom, particularly in the U.S., where enthusiasm spans general audiences, Hollywood creators, celebrities and businesses.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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The new moon in your sign on January 29 will bring forward a fresh start in your finances as well as your life in general.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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For most pet parents, design choices meant to accommodate their furry (or feathered, or scaled) friends are relatively simple ones: choosing performance materials that can withstand chewing, clawing and general-purpose romping, and color palettes that camouflage fur.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2025
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Prioritize platforms trained on domain-specific data and tuned for your workflows, not just general-purpose chatbots with a new label.—
Shahar Chen,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“All-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-purpose. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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