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overarching

[ oh-ver-ahr-ching ]

adjective

  1. forming an arch above:

    great trees with overarching branches.

  2. encompassing or overshadowing everything:

    The community's overarching needs are more jobs and better housing.



overarching

/ ˌəʊəˈɑːʃɪŋ /

adjective

  1. overall; all-encompassing

    an overarching concept

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overarching1

First recorded in 1710–20; overarch + -ing 2
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"I was unlucky, I went for a couple of challenges and my knee just gave out. I don't think there was an overarching reason why. It was just luck of the draw."

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The European Commission deals with all overarching trade matters for the bloc's members.

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According to materials provided by Sundance Institute, the decision-making process included seven overarching focus areas: ethos, event capability, transportation, hospitality, inclusion and accessibility, financial sustainability and host partner support.

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If Joan Didion had an overarching preoccupation as a journalist and novelist, it was to find interstices where truth and myth blend into each other.

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While the overarching theme of Beija-Flor's parade was a tribute to its late director, it also featured floats with pyrotechnic displays and dancers dressed as devils.

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