all-consuming
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But, they all have their own careers and may not want the all-consuming grind that running “SNL” entails.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
There are WhatsApp chats, special apps, YouTube channels, subreddits, Facebook groups, Instagram reels … the chatter, advice, and drama can feel all-consuming.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
The parallel might come across as grandiose, but coming from Mr. Power it seems to arise from an all-consuming passion for poetry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Tennis quickly became all-consuming, says Ley, and "tennis went from enjoyment to employment".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Love as rarely exists in reality, as if a master alchemist has taken it and distilled out all the impurities, every petty disenchantment, every unworthy thought, into a perfect elixir, sweet and deep and all-consuming.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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