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Recent Examples of all-purpose The almond flour gives the dessert's texture more structure than all-purpose flour and has a better flavor than those made with cake mix. Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025 Wipe them down with mild soap and water, diluted bleach, or an all-purpose cleaner. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2025 Located in the heart of the Czech capital, the studio boasts seven sound stages totaling nearly 125,000 square feet, along with a water tank, a stage for virtual production and 25 acres of all-purpose backlot. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 24 June 2025 Citrus trees grow best with regular applications of all-purpose fertilizer in spring or summer. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for all-purpose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-purpose
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Thus far, though, it’s been an elixir for the American economy, which was suffering from inflation and a general malaise.
    E.J. Antoni, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
  • That tracks with the general rhythm of a long-haul flight: meal service, lull, second meal, descent.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • But that’s not how general-purpose large language models worked in the past.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
  • The company has custom chips for general-purpose computing and for AI, and designed its own storage servers and networking routers.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 July 2025

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“All-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-purpose. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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