all-encompassing
adjective
: including everything or everyone
We're unlikely to find an all-encompassing solution.
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Despite its all-encompassing name, DAS is just one of many accommodations available at Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The all-encompassing rules could have a big impact on Chinese military bloggers and commentators, who are often quick to share images or information about new weapons systems, personnel appointments and troop movements.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Since 2017, these cabins with translucent floor-to-ceiling walls surrounding beds have been providing visitors with the cozy comforts of a private rental along with an all-encompassing exposure to the natural beauty with locations in South Iceland in Hella and West Iceland in Akranes.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
Well-functioning democracies aren’t dedicated to transformative visions of national greatness, social justice or any other all-encompassing project: Their purpose is to mediate disagreements over ends and means while moderating excesses of power and ambition.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The all-encompassing rules could have a big impact on Chinese military bloggers and commentators, who are often quick to share images or information about new weapons systems, personnel appointments and troop movements.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Since 2017, these cabins with translucent floor-to-ceiling walls surrounding beds have been providing visitors with the cozy comforts of a private rental along with an all-encompassing exposure to the natural beauty with locations in South Iceland in Hella and West Iceland in Akranes.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
Well-functioning democracies aren’t dedicated to transformative visions of national greatness, social justice or any other all-encompassing project: Their purpose is to mediate disagreements over ends and means while moderating excesses of power and ambition.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-encompassing. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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