Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Forming an arch overhead or above.
- adjective Encompassing, extensive, or general.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Forming an arch (over something).
- adjective Dominating or overshadowing all other considerations.
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- verb Present participle of
overarch . - adjective That forms an
overhead arch - adjective by extension
all-embracing oroverwhelming
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Examples
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Braun's financial advisers offered additional information about her CMB One Corp., which they described as the overarching company she has set up to handle everything from her public speaking income to her fledgling organic foods business.
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NAB President Gordon Smith has said that he is willing to have a conversation about the FCC's inquiries into more spectrum, but NAB has also set out what it calls overarching principles for the broadband plan:
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NAB President Gordon Smith has said that he is willing to have a conversation about the FCC's inquiries into more spectrum, but NAB has also set out what it calls overarching principles for the broadband plan:
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NAB President Gordon Smith has said that he is willing to have a conversation about the FCC's inquiries into more spectrum, but NAB has also set out what it calls overarching principles for the broadband plan:
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NAB president Gordon Smith has said that he is willing to have a conversation about the FCC's inquiries into more spectrum, but NAB has also set out what it calls overarching principles for the broadband plan:
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NAB President Gordon Smith has said that he is willing to have a conversation about the FCC's inquiries into more spectrum, but NAB has also set out what it calls overarching principles for the broadband plan:
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NAB President Gordon Smith has said that he is willing to have a conversation about the FCC's inquiries into more spectrum, but NAB has also set out what it calls overarching principles for the broadband plan:
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NAB president Gordon Smith has said that he is willing to have a conversation about the FCC's inquiries into more spectrum, but NAB has also set out what it calls overarching principles for the broadband plan:
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At a macro-level, the government has a large role it has to play to integrate the issue of the environment within overarching development policy.
Beverly Bell: An Alternative Environmental Future for Haiti Beverly Bell 2010
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At a macro-level, the government has a large role it has to play to integrate the issue of the environment within overarching development policy.
Beverly Bell: An Alternative Environmental Future for Haiti Beverly Bell 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word overarching
Okay. Is it overARKing or overARCHing? I keep hearing both.
May 6, 2014
bilby commented on the word overarching
I've never heard overARKing, long may that state of affairs continue.
May 6, 2014
ruzuzu commented on the word overarching
Thank you, bilby.
May 7, 2014