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
Attempts to create a unifying, all-purpose credit card came and went.
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Brandon Holveck, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Add the all-purpose flour and the almond flour; beat just until blended.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Atop the parking garage is a full-sized, all-purpose field where the local teams have access to an Astroturf gem.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Dulude recommends spraying all-purpose cleaner directly on the blind and wiping each slat individually.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
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Brandon Holveck, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Add the all-purpose flour and the almond flour; beat just until blended.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Atop the parking garage is a full-sized, all-purpose field where the local teams have access to an Astroturf gem.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Dulude recommends spraying all-purpose cleaner directly on the blind and wiping each slat individually.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for all-purpose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-purpose
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Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Get unlimited digital access to Vogue including the May Issue for $3 $1/month for one year.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2026
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Then last June, the Nuggets snatched Wallace back from Minnesota, hiring him as their new co-general manager alongside his friend Ben Tenzer — another longtime Connelly disciple who’d been a steady hand behind the scenes in Denver’s front office since 2013.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jacksonville general manager James Gladstone and coach Liam Coen cut their teeth as part of the Rams organization, learning from GM Les Snead and coach Sean McVay.—
Mark Long,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Fed should not act as some general-purpose agency of the US government or as an appellate court for matters that are rightly debated and decided elsewhere.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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These fertilizers are lower in nitrogen (the first number) compared to general-purpose fertilizers and are designed to help plants to bloom better.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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“All-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-purpose. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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