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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This all-consuming love, thwarted in the book by circumstances, has flourished beyond its pages.
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New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
And for all its simple, primary-color narrative, The Musical captures something authentic about the all-consuming, world-destroying power of resentment.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The legendary film from 1990 hinges on Bates’ all-consuming transformation into Annie Wilkes, a mousy woman dismissed by the world only to reveal her vindictive nature when the rules collapse.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Holloway delivers a phenomenal leading performance, not least because of its unstinting focus on all-consuming desire, and it was duly greeted by great roars of approval at Sunday afternoon’s opening.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
And for all its simple, primary-color narrative, The Musical captures something authentic about the all-consuming, world-destroying power of resentment.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
The legendary film from 1990 hinges on Bates’ all-consuming transformation into Annie Wilkes, a mousy woman dismissed by the world only to reveal her vindictive nature when the rules collapse.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Holloway delivers a phenomenal leading performance, not least because of its unstinting focus on all-consuming desire, and it was duly greeted by great roars of approval at Sunday afternoon’s opening.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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“All-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-consuming. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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