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as in surrounds
to form a circle around
a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town
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as in includes
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 wraps
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 encompasses
This novel of exile and memory chronicles the life of Sufien, a Palestinian man displaced as a child by the Nakba, whose story unfolds across continents and encompasses entanglements with a broad range of characters.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Protect Your Mental Real Estate For Better Leadership Resilience encompasses many things.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Kaʻū also encompasses part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and one of the most famous beaches on the entire island, Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach.
—Kait Hanson, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
The two-hour conversation quickly digresses from the record and encompasses topics like fatherhood, politics, the dangers of television advertising, and just about anything else that flits through John and Yoko’s minds.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Tennessee's Republican lawmakers last week approved a new congressional map that splits Memphis, a Black-majority city, and the county that encompasses it, Shelby, into three districts, a move that would favor Republicans.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Hannah and Garrett’s story encompasses the first book of Kennedy’s series, The Deal.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Today, Reitan Retail encompasses the retail portion of the family business, with nearly 3,600 outlets across seven Nordic and Baltic countries.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
The district is Maryland’s largest and encompasses many prominent Washington suburbs, including Bethesda and Rockville.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Protect Your Mental Real Estate For Better Leadership Resilience encompasses many things.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Kaʻū also encompasses part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and one of the most famous beaches on the entire island, Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach.
—Kait Hanson, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
The two-hour conversation quickly digresses from the record and encompasses topics like fatherhood, politics, the dangers of television advertising, and just about anything else that flits through John and Yoko’s minds.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Tennessee's Republican lawmakers last week approved a new congressional map that splits Memphis, a Black-majority city, and the county that encompasses it, Shelby, into three districts, a move that would favor Republicans.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Hannah and Garrett’s story encompasses the first book of Kennedy’s series, The Deal.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Today, Reitan Retail encompasses the retail portion of the family business, with nearly 3,600 outlets across seven Nordic and Baltic countries.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
The district is Maryland’s largest and encompasses many prominent Washington suburbs, including Bethesda and Rockville.
—Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encompasses
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As Coltrane and Isaiah’s relationship grows into outright hatred, the series surrounds them with three women whose wants sometimes align with these men, sometimes not.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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Amid the early-spring lightness of the filmmaking, Fukada values softly plainspoken earnestness of emotion, as his repressed, recessive characters learn to listen to their own impulses in the general stillness that surrounds them.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Last year, the chancellor of the Peralta Community College District, a network of four schools that includes Merritt, proposed a merger with nearby Laney College to create something called Oakland City College.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Along with the jewelry drops, the Kinn Studio x Prince Tennis collaboration also includes apparel and accessories.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Welcome to a Friday Nightcaps — the one where Jena Sims wraps herself in a bow as Brooks Koepka attempts to stay in contention at the PGA Championship.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Engineers at Penn State have created a soft electronic implant that wraps around a major artery and lowers blood pressure using gentle electrical stimulation, offering a possible alternative for patients who fail to respond to medication.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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The tubing with inline emitters, shown at bottom, encircles a citrus.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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The polar jet stream is a ribbon of air that encircles the Northern Hemisphere at high altitudes and determines atmospheric pressure patterns.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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One route involves interpolation, recontextualization, and refocusing; the other approaches transposition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The play involves a large amount of audience participation, with attendees asked to step in as characters in the play and shout out brilliant things written on slips of paper.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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For the runner housing, which encloses the turbine, the team 3D printed a mold and then cast the final component in fiberglass.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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This process continues for decades until eventually, one day, immune mediators rupture the cap that encloses the plaque.—
Mary J. Scourboutakos,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
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The grain contains avenanthramides, which are antioxidants found exclusively in oats, says Coogan.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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Wallace Chan’s Secular Interpretation of Religious Rituals Oil and water play central roles in the installation, which, like many of Chan’s creations, contains layered meanings.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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This pot pie is made with a luxurious, velvety sauce that envelops tender pieces of chicken, carrots, celery, and peas.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Steak and kidney pie with a flaky crust that envelops chunks of steak and mineral-bright nuggets of liver in a deep brown gravy.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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“Encompasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompasses. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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