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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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There’s no all-encompassing federal law regulating the use of biometrics, and many state laws also fall short, says Adam Schwartz, privacy litigation director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on privacy rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

What made Mumbai's tryst with Art Deco particularly interesting was how the city embraced its hallmarks in a truly all-encompassing manner.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

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

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

Single- handedly he turned it from genteel, ignorable after-dinner entertainment into an all-encompassing emotional experience, a way of perceiving life as a mighty struggle, the cry of the soul, the voice of conscience.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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