all-encompassing
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of all-encompassing
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Leave that debate aside and examine the premise of the complaint that we don’t do all-encompassing collective efforts anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Even with financial support, caregiving is an all-encompassing ordeal for which there is little emotional support, understanding or compassion, McKenzie Kemper noted.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
It's an all-encompassing set-up, with coaching at least three evenings a week and a games programme that takes up most of their weekends.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Organizers explain the rooms are meant to be an escape from that all-encompassing world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
Despereaux had never before encountered darkness so awful, so all-encompassing.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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