all-encompassing

adjective

: including everything or everyone
We're unlikely to find an all-encompassing solution.

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Consider giving potential cybersecurity resources a cost-effective, all-encompassing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) training platform designed to provide immersive and interactive learning experiences. Sarim Nadeem, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 Scientists say the treasure trove of data will answer fundamental questions that can only be addressed by examining the universe from a broad, all-encompassing perspective. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2025 While the original leaned hard into urgency and flirted with heaviness, the new take adds maximum peak hours heft, dialing up the BPM, isolating the vocals in just the right moments and eventually exploding into all-out, all-encompassing dancefloor delirium. Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025 The all-encompassing figure for loss reflects the reality faced by those like Christine D., for whom the destruction of her home was a financial death blow to a way of life. Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all-encompassing

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“All-encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-encompassing. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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