overarching
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Shakti Howeth, a creative director at Meow Wolf, agrees, saying that while Meow Wolf attractions are typically pretty otherworldly, they’re always built around an overarching story.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
For my own children, that translated into one key overarching lesson: knowing how much they have.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Despite researching flights, logistical reasons led to him abandoning the plan – but not the overarching plot.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
But, critics say, the use of this data is still often too piecemeal and isolated, with no overarching strategy to bring it together cohesively.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
A big heavy phrase is easier to handle if it comes at the end, when your work assembling the overarching phrase is done and nothing else is on your mind.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing overarching
Life of Pi
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Masterminds
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Moneyball
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