overarching

[oh-ver-ahr-ching] / ˌoʊ vərˈɑr tʃɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

encompassing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

overall throughout underlying

STRONG

including

WEAK

ambient encircling enveloping overshadowing surrounding

Example Sentences

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“It can be a nice overarching tool that can allow you to kind of simplify your bill-paying,” Schulz said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Despite all the progress, there’s currently no single, overarching solution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

The overarching problem has been that the Big Tech services companies, especially software names, are spending way too much for the market’s liking.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Lawyers for ANL said in written submissions that the social circles of most of the claimants in the overarching case were "leaky".

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

From the overarching metal frame crowning each machine, wooden harnesses, carrying hundreds of warp threads drawn from a massive beam at the back of each loom, clanked up and down.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson