overarching
adjective
over·arch·ing
ˌō-vər-ˈär-chiŋ 
1
: forming an arch overhead
an overarching bower
an overarching bridge
2
: dominating or embracing all else
overarching goals
overarching ambition
projects of overarching public benefit—
Bob Katz
Bob KatzExamples of overarching in a Sentence
Computer downtime is an overarching problem in all departments.
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As to why a cap doesn’t solve the overarching problem, there has yet to be a discussion about implementing a cap around the front office.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The overarching design holds onto the go-anywhere design.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Nevertheless, Morgan Stanley’s overarching prediction coming to fruition would be yet another win for Apple investors on the heels of the favorable remedy ruling in the Google antitrust case and Apple CEO Tim Cook finding a way to get Trump off the company’s back , at least temporarily.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
In his return to Last Week Tonight, John Oliver breezed through recent headlines (hello, Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce engagement) to rip into Florida’s ban of vaccine mandates for schoolchildren and delved into his overarching segment on POTUS Donald Trump‘s ongoing war on higher education.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
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Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The overarching design holds onto the go-anywhere design.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Nevertheless, Morgan Stanley’s overarching prediction coming to fruition would be yet another win for Apple investors on the heels of the favorable remedy ruling in the Google antitrust case and Apple CEO Tim Cook finding a way to get Trump off the company’s back , at least temporarily.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
In his return to Last Week Tonight, John Oliver breezed through recent headlines (hello, Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce engagement) to rip into Florida’s ban of vaccine mandates for schoolchildren and delved into his overarching segment on POTUS Donald Trump‘s ongoing war on higher education.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overarching
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“Overarching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overarching. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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