encompasses

verb

present tense third-person singular of encompass
1
as in surrounds
to form a circle around a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town

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2
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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3
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 Our coverage encompasses political news with statewide and national implications, alongside local news of major significance for surrounding communities. — Scott Lebar, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026 It was done by researchers in Washington state, who examined the use of MMRV between 2015 and 2025 in King County, which encompasses Seattle. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 McLead said after the meeting that the major revision concerns plans for the east side of Dogwood Park, which encompasses north of County Road 1100 N. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 Cibrèo The Cibrèo family of restaurants encompasses five locations in Florence. — Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026 Unlike our billionaire rankings, this list encompasses family fortunes, including those shared among extended families of multiple generations. — Phisanu Phromchanya, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Where to enter Everglades National Park Everglades National Park has three primary entrances and four main visitors centers, as the park encompasses a total of 1,542,526 acres across Miami Dade County, Monroe County and Collier County. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 8 July 2026 In total, the home encompasses seven bedrooms and 11 bathrooms. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 June 2026 The ranch also encompasses Culebra Peak — one of the state’s 58 mountains that reach more than 14,000 feet in elevation — and sells $150 permits to hike to the summit. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encompasses
  1. surrounds
  2. includes
  3. wraps
  4. encircles
  5. involves
  6. encloses
  7. contains
  8. envelops
Verb
  • Mission Plaza surrounds Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, one of California’s Spanish missions.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Whether Spatial surrounds its reggae-toasting host with piles of drums, disorienting electronic beats, or locomotive rock music, Scratch abides as crooner, barker, mystic, meditation coach — whatever the moment requires.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of surrounds
Verb
  • That total includes threats to the hundreds of federal judges around the country, though the nine-member Supreme Court has not been immune.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • The senior-citizen ballers, whose core lineup still incredibly includes Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards, may even take things on the road.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of includes
Verb
  • While every room has a private pool with amazing views, don’t miss the resort’s stunning main pool that wraps around a central garden.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • The deal that puts a brand in 4,000 stores gets its final validation not in a boardroom but in a line that wraps around a booth in New Orleans.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of wraps
Verb
  • The butterfly encircles Larsson's eye, with its wings spanning the whole area from her inner brow to well past its tip.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 July 2026
  • In the center of Washington Park is a lagoon, which once weaved in a crescent shape around a peninsula in a configuration that annoyed boaters, but now encircles a central island called Bynum Island.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Definition of encircles
Verb
  • Graham died Saturday at the age of 71, and a medical examiner's preliminary findings suggested the cause was aortic dissection, which involves a tear in the main artery from the heart.
    — Major Garrett, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • For reference, multiplying a pair of thousand-digit numbers involves a million single-digit multiplications using the grade-school method but fewer than 57,000 using Karatsuba’s algorithm.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
Definition of involves
Verb
  • Native palms and trees are drawn to the property’s edge, forming a living barrier that encloses without isolating.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Sitting unassumingly on a city plaza, the spruce structure encloses a windowless cylinder of silence.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Definition of encloses
Verb
  • Ify’s box contains a fake $100 bill, but Catherine decides to keep her box.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Their saliva contains a sugar molecule found in mammalian products that, when introduced to us through their bite, can trigger an allergy to red meat and sometimes dairy.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of contains
Verb
  • The script, likewise, is often a little on the nose, often saying out loud what ought to be subtext and undercutting the rich sense of mystery that envelops the film right up until the big reveal.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026
  • The One&Only’s prime location in the V&A Waterfront offers the best of both worlds - close enough to all the attractions of the Waterfront as well as the city, but still envelops you in a blissful bubble of privacy like only a resort hotel can.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
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