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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
The apocalypse Rosi presents is not just the legendary one that destroyed the ancient Roman town of the film’s title but an ongoing one that encompasses the calamities of our modern era as well as the rejuvenation that sometimes accompanies destruction.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The episode on Massachusetts encompasses clambakes and heroin.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Wilson and Chemin, whose practice encompasses dance, theater, and opera, began working together in 1992, the same year Wilson founded the Watermill Center.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
The region encompasses about 12% of Venezuela, including national monuments, national parks and Indigenous communities.
—Antonio MacHado Allison, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
The episode on Massachusetts encompasses clambakes and heroin.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Wilson and Chemin, whose practice encompasses dance, theater, and opera, began working together in 1992, the same year Wilson founded the Watermill Center.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
The region encompasses about 12% of Venezuela, including national monuments, national parks and Indigenous communities.
—Antonio MacHado Allison, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encompass
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However, Little Foot’s skull, which became crushed as surrounding cave sediment grew heavier and shifted over time, has been difficult to study.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Staffers—from front desk employees to valet—never missed a beat and were full of helpful information both about the hotel, its offerings, and the surrounding area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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The question box includes a space for your name, but this is optional.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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There are days when the Tennis Channel airs 19 hours of live tennis — and that’s not including pickleball on one of its free streaming services.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Our secret is using banana cream instant pudding in the filling to recreate that signature Hummingbird flavor, plus a good springform pan and some foil wrapped around it for extra insurance while baking it in a water bath.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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The humidity wraps around us like a wet cloak pierced only by the relentlessness of the mosquitoes.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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The sprawling Discover campus features a complex of four buildings encircling a large retention pond.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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There dense clouds of dust and spindly filaments of cold molecular gas, the basic matter from which stars form, encircle the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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Governments get involved Despite official warnings published by China's state media about OpenClaw's security risks, several local governments have proposed incentives in the past week to encourage companies to develop applications using the AI tool.—
Evelyn Cheng,Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Mar. 2026
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This humble dish features tender cabbage leaves enveloping a savory mixture of meat, onion, celery, and rice.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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The film, set in 1920s Montana, unwraps the lives of the Burbank brothers, Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George (Jesse Plemons), after George marries lonely widow Rose Gordon (Kirsten Dunst), setting surly Phil into a tailspin of cruelty that envelops the family.—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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Oncor Electric is requesting that the Fort Worth City Council approve the rezoning of a southeast Fort Worth lot containing a power substation that the utility company intends to expand and renovate, documents say.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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The religious article, called a kirpan, cannot be longer than 10 inches and must be contained in a sheath to wear in City Hall, according to the ordinance.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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On top lies the picotage technique as well as a pattern of overlapping black circles, that is both enclosing and creating space while also keeping out.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
March 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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The sounds are most prominent near an underground yellow jacket nest, paper wasp nest, or the large, enclosed bald-fast hornet's paper nest.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Encompass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompass. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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