all-encompassing

adjective

: including everything or everyone
We're unlikely to find an all-encompassing solution.

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That includes overturning a myopic all-encompassing goal of building an endless supply of paperclips. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 And those who know us, or know how all-encompassing grief can be, understand that. R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025 Despite the uneven beginnings, Christianity eventually blossomed into an all-encompassing source of respite and hope for enslaved people and their descendants. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025 Ultimately, few sports cars in the world can match the Spyder RS’s all-encompassing experience. Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all-encompassing

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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-encompassing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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