all-consuming
adjective
: taking all of a person's time and attention : being the only thing a person thinks about
Her all-consuming passion was music.
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Resistance can feel all-consuming as the sun squares off with Pluto.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Yacoub’s aspirations for a future have been replaced by anger, all-consuming and warranted after spending two years in prison.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Prior to going to war, Dorrigo is engaged to Ella (Olivia DeJonge) but falls into an all-consuming affair with his uncle’s wife Amy, played by Odessa Young.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
Sources close to Emery felt PSG’s desperation to win the Champions League could, at times, be all-consuming.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Yacoub’s aspirations for a future have been replaced by anger, all-consuming and warranted after spending two years in prison.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Prior to going to war, Dorrigo is engaged to Ella (Olivia DeJonge) but falls into an all-consuming affair with his uncle’s wife Amy, played by Odessa Young.
—Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
Sources close to Emery felt PSG’s desperation to win the Champions League could, at times, be all-consuming.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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“All-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-consuming. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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