all-encompassing
adjective
: including everything or everyone
We're unlikely to find an all-encompassing solution.
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The same tune nearly succeeds in the same way on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart, which is more all-encompassing—and thus, more competitive.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Throughout the years since, community events, neighborhood parades, tree lightings, artisan markets and an all-encompassing sense of communal joy have made up the modern Nashville Christmas experience.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 18 Dec. 2024
There’s no all-encompassing website for the program and information about these houses is hard to come by—each municipality has its own listings and local realtors are the best way to track those down.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
In the educational sphere, CDK provides all-encompassing presentations for school staff, parents, students, businesses, and more, all tailored to individual needs.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Throughout the years since, community events, neighborhood parades, tree lightings, artisan markets and an all-encompassing sense of communal joy have made up the modern Nashville Christmas experience.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 18 Dec. 2024
There’s no all-encompassing website for the program and information about these houses is hard to come by—each municipality has its own listings and local realtors are the best way to track those down.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
In the educational sphere, CDK provides all-encompassing presentations for school staff, parents, students, businesses, and more, all tailored to individual needs.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-encompassing. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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