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all-encompassing

American  
[awl-en-kuhm-puh-sing] / ˈɔl ɛnˈkʌm pə sɪŋ /

adjective

  1. taking in or including everything; comprehensive, universal, or all-embracing.

    The diner features an all-encompassing menu, including breakfast, brunch, lunch, snacks, cocktails, and dinner, in a range of cuisines.


Etymology

Origin of all-encompassing

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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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

But, perhaps more important to market health, Friday’s rally was all-encompassing.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

Seeing a film in what the venue calls “shared reality” can be all-encompassing and yet intimate as well as communal and, if everything works out, somewhat thoughtful.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

But when I spoke to the manager about the all-encompassing audio abuse to which employees were subjected, she explained that it was “corporate’s” decision to play the music at this volume, not hers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

It's all-encompassing, like all the love I've poured into all the someones I've loved is now coming back to me.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King