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as in to surround
to form a circle around
a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town
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as in to include
to have as part of a whole
textbooks on American history are now likely to encompass its social history as well as its political and military history
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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
a fog of mystery has long encompassed this fraternal organization, which is known for its secret rituals
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Recent Examples of encompass
All told, the lineup encompasses 47,000 live events each year, on-demand replays, studio shows, original programming and more.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Celestial wellness retreats encompass everything from immersive astrological stays to smaller add-ons ideal for simple getaways.
—Jp Shaffer, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Space weather encompasses any variations in the space environment between the Sun and Earth.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Known for a deep, authoritarian bass voice that could have been used to voice movie trailers — and for his constant companion, his walking stick — Davis’ tenure encompassed an evolution of Chicago politics over nearly a half century in public life.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Celestial wellness retreats encompass everything from immersive astrological stays to smaller add-ons ideal for simple getaways.
—Jp Shaffer, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Space weather encompasses any variations in the space environment between the Sun and Earth.
—Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Known for a deep, authoritarian bass voice that could have been used to voice movie trailers — and for his constant companion, his walking stick — Davis’ tenure encompassed an evolution of Chicago politics over nearly a half century in public life.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encompass
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One common method of gerrymandering is for a majority party to draw maps that pack voters who support the opposing party into a few districts, thus allowing the majority party to win a greater number of surrounding districts.—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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The rest of the dogs were in the living room also surrounded by feces.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Reporting includes information from Reuters and the Associated Press.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Bonus content includes a behind-the-scenes look at the airplane and ocean stunts, deleted footage montage with optional commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie, the challenges of filming the technical and extremely dangerous stunts, and an in-depth discussion with McQuarrie and Cruise.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Jeffrey Scott Collins has wrapped upcoming UK horror film The Cage, starring Tamzin Merchant (Carnival Row), Edmund Kingsley (Dirty Angels), Raffiella Chapman (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) and unveiled investment in his production company This Seems Reel Entertainment.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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While its final season wrapped more than 20 years ago, Buffy and its spinoff series Angel have made over $120 million for Hulu since the start of 2020 alone, and the streaming platform is now planning a new reboot series.—
Sarah Whitmire,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Basinger offers insight into one of the key components of the studio’s indelible logo featuring mountaintop encircled by a ring of stars.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Beneath the surface, Denmark’s Viking fortresses encircle the land—silent, symmetrical, and stoic.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Records showed the teen was released after serving a stint in youth prison, and that Bloom had not been involved in the teen's cases in years.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
9 Aug. 2025
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Claims by Texas Republicans that the FBI is getting involved in efforts to track down and possibly detain Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas to stop a partisan redistricting effort is getting strong pushback from Democrats in Congress.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
8 Aug. 2025
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These moons are enveloped in an outer surface made of ice, yet many also have vast subsurface oceans hidden beneath their crust.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
30 July 2025
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It's resolved in good binoculars and small telescopes as a bright gray-green mist enveloping the middle star of the three in line that marks the hunter's sword.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
28 July 2025
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Nearly 2,000 French firefighters are battling to contain a fast-moving blaze that has burnt through an area bigger than Paris and killed an elderly woman.—
Pierre Barin,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Neeson of course plays the fixer character enlisted to contain the parasite.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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This system used early computers and data networking to communicate about that mythical Soviet air attack, and without explicit knowledge, beyond the purview of consent, Pynchon knew that Americans of the 1960s were being enclosed in a vast, dangerous, inhuman, technological system.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Well, more of a cross between a bed and a trunk; it was completely enclosed, with a single-piece tonneau that hinged upwards like a sedan’s rear hatch and a pair of side-opening doors instead of a fold-down tailgate.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Encompass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompass. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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