as in unlimited
not limited or specialized in application or purpose
there's nothing wrong with all-purpose flour for baking bread, but flour with more gluten is better
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Recent Examples of all-purpose
But as the internet began to play a bigger role in entertainment and commerce, Yahoo shifted its focus from sending traffic elsewhere to building an all-purpose website that people wouldn’t want to leave.
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Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
But as the internet began to play a bigger role in entertainment and commerce, Yahoo shifted its focus from sending traffic elsewhere to building an all-purpose website that people wouldn't want to leave.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Choose your favorite all-purpose flour for the cake batter.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
As a junior, Harris gained nearly 2,000 all-purpose yards as a receiver, rusher or through the return game.
—Dylan Heinrich, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
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Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
But as the internet began to play a bigger role in entertainment and commerce, Yahoo shifted its focus from sending traffic elsewhere to building an all-purpose website that people wouldn't want to leave.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Choose your favorite all-purpose flour for the cake batter.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
As a junior, Harris gained nearly 2,000 all-purpose yards as a receiver, rusher or through the return game.
—Dylan Heinrich, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all-purpose
Adjective
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Daniel Popper Major League Baseball Thanks to its lack of a salary cap, the ceiling on MLB salaries is unlimited, and the bar has been raised significantly in the past three years.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Meriam Bouarrouj,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As part of a two-question ballot measure, the Hickman Mills School District is asking voters to approve a general obligation bond to pay down the district’s debt.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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But there is some risk the city will need to increase its general fund contribution in the new fiscal year because there are expected to be cuts to state funding.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Classicolor is a general-purpose color-negative 35-mm film (ISO 200), ideal for daily use, portraits or capturing travel experiences.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Apr. 2026
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While GPUs are ideal for training and running AI models because their thousands of cores can perform many operations simultaneously, CPUs have a smaller number of powerful cores running sequential general-purpose tasks.—
Lola Murti,Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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“All-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all-purpose. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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