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compassed

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verb

past tense of compass
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as in circled
to travel completely around the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compassed
Adjective
  • Someone can be rich, gorgeous and accomplished, and still feel insecure.
    Marisa G. Franco, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • An accomplished pass rush rarely laid a hand on journeyman quarterback Jacoby Brissett, with linebackers Daiyan Henley and Troy Dye combining for the only sack on a rare blitz.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Or maybe Sheriff Kane fulfilled her debt to Zoe not by rallying the town around her in 2016, but by killing her target in 2026?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Men and boys fulfilled traditional roles around a large circular drum, beating it rhythmically.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In layman's terms, you are being paid to take the unlock that everyone already circled.
    Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The jumpship circled the fire while the spotter—a smokejumper who oversees the mission from the air—leaned out the door to assess it.
    M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • During the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI agents autonomously plotted a digital heist that went undetected for more than a week, intensifying concerns OpenAI is sacrificing safety to push the AI frontier.
    Reuters, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Emily’s misguided research ultimately proves that love stories can’t be plotted and graphed like science experiments; more modern studio romantic comedies could stand to learn the same lesson.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Lenin and Trotsky believed that their Bolshevik Revolution would succeed only when the Soviet Union was surrounded by other Communist states.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Leary said that once the riders were surrounded on the bridge, police took them into custody without incident.
    Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Being understood may feel surprisingly different from being agreed with, and possibly much more useful.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But board books are understood more clearly to be for a younger audience, often one that can’t read themselves.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Her blinkered perspective is consumed with semi-realized introspection and self-reprobation.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Hundreds crowded around the Adidas store as the KU pep band and cheerleaders performed for about a half hour.
    Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Emergency crews performed life-saving measures before Blue was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
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“Compassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compassed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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