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Synonyms for overarching
ˌoʊ vərˈɑr tʃɪŋover·ar·ch·ing
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List of paraphrases for "overarching":
general, overall, comprehensive, global, overriding, primary, dominant, fundamental, paramount, determinants, main
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #191 | general | |
| #373 | main | |
| #857 | global | |
| #1025 | overall | |
| #1243 | primary | |
| #2154 | comprehensive | |
| #4428 | fundamental | |
| #7834 | dominant | |
| #11669 | paramount | |
| #19034 | determinants | |
| #26134 | overriding | |
| #34667 | overarching |
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The patients had very, very few overarching commonalities. They were from different kinds of facilities that had different kinds of infections, we were really looking comprehensively at products that patients received but not finding a lot of commonalities.
I think there's an overarching purpose in her life. She really wants to help in whatever way she can, she's very much a forward-looking woman.
Just like a shelter is not intended to be a long-term solution for somebody, a hotel room... was never intended to be a long-term solution, what we work hard at is to provide overarching case management to these families... to help them find a way back into their home( in Puerto Rico).
His overarching message was confident, normal, sophisticated... reminiscent of the feel as the Singapore summit setting, wearing a suit and tie, but he still sent a very firm word of caution, bordering a nuanced threat, that if Washington doesn't keep its Singapore promise and continues with sanctions, then he has Plan B in mind and will go his separate way. He's exuding confidence that his country isn't hung up over the Duyeon Kim, that they can still prosper without Washington.
It seems that nothing is hot in the sense that there is no overarching investigation keeping everyone in the industry busy.
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