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as in surrounded
to form a circle around
a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town
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as in included
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 wrapped
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 encompassed
Located about 162 light-years away from Earth, β CMi is encompassed by a disk of hydrogen moving incredibly fast.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
The reactions encompassed everything from enormous joy to a deep sense of comfort.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The job cuts have been anticipated for weeks, particularly because NBC News Group, an umbrella division that encompassed both the aforementioned cable networks as well as businesses associated with NBC News, is being cleaved in two, and revenue from cable will now go to feed operations at Versant.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
The coastal flood warning encompassed the entire state of Delaware, much of New Jersey, and part of Maryland and New York.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
My reporting has encompassed a little bit of everything, from rising municipal budgets to tight local elections to overturned affordable housing developments.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Creativity is one characteristic the Giants haven’t lacked during the prolonged funk that has encompassed the franchise.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
From explosiveness to on-ball pressure to spot-shooting and post moves, the drills encompassed many different facets of what this Mizzou team can do.
—Ally Schniepp, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
Running March 2023 to December 2024, the Eras Tour encompassed Swift’s entire repertoire, spanning 149 shows across 51 cities to become the highest-grossing tour of all time.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
The reactions encompassed everything from enormous joy to a deep sense of comfort.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The job cuts have been anticipated for weeks, particularly because NBC News Group, an umbrella division that encompassed both the aforementioned cable networks as well as businesses associated with NBC News, is being cleaved in two, and revenue from cable will now go to feed operations at Versant.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
The coastal flood warning encompassed the entire state of Delaware, much of New Jersey, and part of Maryland and New York.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
My reporting has encompassed a little bit of everything, from rising municipal budgets to tight local elections to overturned affordable housing developments.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Creativity is one characteristic the Giants haven’t lacked during the prolonged funk that has encompassed the franchise.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
From explosiveness to on-ball pressure to spot-shooting and post moves, the drills encompassed many different facets of what this Mizzou team can do.
—Ally Schniepp, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
Running March 2023 to December 2024, the Eras Tour encompassed Swift’s entire repertoire, spanning 149 shows across 51 cities to become the highest-grossing tour of all time.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encompassed
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Like most spaces in the attractive abode, the bedrooms spill out to the park-like grounds, which are showcased by a 55-foot-by-21-foot pool surrounded by a grassy lawn and sundeck, along with a separate spa and a marble fire pit.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
21 Oct. 2025
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The car driving him was surrounded by dozens of police motorbikes and vehicles, making its way to La Santé Prison in southern Paris.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Other photos in the bunch included a mirror selfie with his hair pushed back courtesy of a headband, his Cloud23 hot sauce on store shelves, Animal-style fries from In-N-Out Burger (plus plenty of ketchup) and more of life’s special little moments.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The range of the monster drawings included primitive people, giant spiders, serpents, snails and fantastical fish.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Police reportedly located the woman after reviewing a two-second security camera video clip, in which she was allegedly seen on a city sidewalk carrying something that appeared to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it as a person would typically hold a baby.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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But some of its power remains wrapped in mystique.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Yet there is a reason why Kinmen remains to this day ruled by Taipei—some 140 miles away—despite being encircled on three sides by the PRC.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the same month the Germans encircled Leningrad and began the siege of the city.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Matthew Glowicki,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
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Imagine, though, that all the books ingested by LLM training sets only contained the information on the dust jackets.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Sheets of mist enveloped the mountain, sliding past each other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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The pork is perfectly seasoned and charred, then enveloped in a thick homemade corn tortilla that keeps its structure no matter how much tomatillo salsa is added.—
Natalie Hoy,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps above all, the new era involved the rapid expansion and growth in density of networks that enabled unprecedented movement of commodities, people, information (including the measurements recorded by Sabine’s observatories), and invasive organisms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The study used data from surveys of 126 parents who experienced domestic or intimate partner violence and had been involved in a family court case between 2021 and 2023.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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This is not even the first time in the past year that Tyler’s old material has resurfaced online, spawning a familiar ouroboros of online discourse, shrouded in the language of accountability and well-meaning politics, that mostly serves to feed the beast of online engagement.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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The next movie from the multi-Oscar winning Everything Everywhere All at Once duo is shrouded in secrecy.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Encompassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompassed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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