all-consuming
adjective
: taking all of a person's time and attention : being the only thing a person thinks about
Her all-consuming passion was music.
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Instead, the audience was plunged into an all-consuming experience, a visceral collision of past, present, and future.
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
What started as a healthy interest in personal finance has turned into an all-consuming obsession.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Everything falls apart once overwrought tragedy strikes in the final act, and the characters’ angst is much less compelling than their all-consuming lust.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
His management style is famously hard-driving and all-consuming.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
What started as a healthy interest in personal finance has turned into an all-consuming obsession.
—Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Everything falls apart once overwrought tragedy strikes in the final act, and the characters’ angst is much less compelling than their all-consuming lust.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
His management style is famously hard-driving and all-consuming.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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“All-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-consuming. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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