overarching
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5.9
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈɑːrʧɪŋ/
- American officials' overarching worldwide objective in the early 1950s was to prevent any communist gains.
- overarching goal
- overarching theme
- overarching purpose
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- Which brings us to the overarching theme of this testing thermals.
- OK, a couple of overarching notes about Super Note.
- And you know, what is the overall or overarching point to the book?
- Look, my overarching message here is things don't have to be this way.
- So a lot of those sort of overarching themes I try to play in that spectrum, you know?
- But one of the overarching themes of the conference was transphobia about women's sports.
- And what he's very clear about is for him, this is an overarching mission to be a better dad than his own father, Prince Charles.
- And so the, the, the, the overarching story I'm trying to design right now in this conversation is the Internet loves to simplify.
- Overlying all of like, on top of all of those small little things that I want to do, there is always one overarching really big goal I suppose that I try and achieve.
- But my overarching goal and perspective is to be.
- And we have some, you know, overarching, we could call them unities or progressions.
Examples
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The summer program coordinator should choose an overarching theme based on a popular children's movie or topic.
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In this setting, music specialists must involve themselves in attaining the overarching goals of schooling.
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And you know, what is the overall or overarching point to the book?
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But is it a major overarching concern in our high school?
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But my overarching goal and perspective is to be.
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The United States and Japan have lost sight of their relationship's overarching purpose.
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Four overarching issues emerged from the research as areas for possible improvements at work.
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Look, my overarching message here is things don't have to be this way.
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Globalization is "the overarching international system shaping the domestic politics and foreign relations of virtually every country."
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The company established an overarching strategy to improve efficiency across all departments.
Synonyms
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3.1
Including all parts to give a general view
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3.7
General and not detailed, covering many things
314
4.1
Large in amount, range, or area
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4.6
Covering almost everything to give a complete and detailed view
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4.1
Covering many different subjects or areas
85
4.8
Covering a large area or affecting many things
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4.4
Affecting everyone or everything in a group in the same way
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6.0
Including many different people, ideas, or things
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6.0
Including everything and everyone in a single plan
2
4.6
Including everything or everyone without leaving anything out
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9.6
Showing everything in one complete view
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Etymology
Overarching comes from over- meaning 'above' and arch meaning 'bend' or 'curve', like an archway that stretches over a path. So, something overarching is like that arch — it 'covers' or 'includes' everything beneath it.