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as in surrounding
to form a circle around
a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town
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as in including
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 enveloping
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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as in all-inclusive
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as in ambient
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Recent Examples of encompassing
K.j. Yossman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Recognizing the complexities inherent to the critical materials market, encompassing base metals like nickel, lithium, chromium and magnesium alongside rare earths and specialty minerals such as cobalt and germanium, there is a pressing imperative for greater transparency.
—Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As the founder of Hannah Crowell Design Studio, a multidisciplinary firm in Nashville and Los Angeles encompassing interiors, art curation, branding, and product design, Crowell brings a creative eye to residential and commercial projects across the country and in Costa Rica.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
In 2026, this experience (starting at $4,916 per person for double occupancy) is only available in two mid-February slots, both encompassing Valentine’s Day.
—Lola Augustine Brown, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
Democrats should stand for compassion and fairness, but not for an encompassing theory of systemic oppression that most Americans don’t recognize and rightly view as unhinged.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
In the stream of consciousness, the passage of time is continuous, irresistible, and complex, encompassing not only succession but also flow, duration, and persistence.
—Anil Seth, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Over eons, these increasingly dense elements burn away within the core as lighter elements incinerate across successive, encompassing layers.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
It's located in northern Arizona, encompassing about 278 miles of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The label, which is set to launch in the new year, will become the new home for ITV Studios’ Potato team, encompassing Potato and 12 Yard’s portfolio of quiz shows and catalogue.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Recognizing the complexities inherent to the critical materials market, encompassing base metals like nickel, lithium, chromium and magnesium alongside rare earths and specialty minerals such as cobalt and germanium, there is a pressing imperative for greater transparency.
—Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As the founder of Hannah Crowell Design Studio, a multidisciplinary firm in Nashville and Los Angeles encompassing interiors, art curation, branding, and product design, Crowell brings a creative eye to residential and commercial projects across the country and in Costa Rica.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
In 2026, this experience (starting at $4,916 per person for double occupancy) is only available in two mid-February slots, both encompassing Valentine’s Day.
—Lola Augustine Brown, AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
Democrats should stand for compassion and fairness, but not for an encompassing theory of systemic oppression that most Americans don’t recognize and rightly view as unhinged.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
In the stream of consciousness, the passage of time is continuous, irresistible, and complex, encompassing not only succession but also flow, duration, and persistence.
—Anil Seth, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Over eons, these increasingly dense elements burn away within the core as lighter elements incinerate across successive, encompassing layers.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
It's located in northern Arizona, encompassing about 278 miles of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encompassing
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Additionally, Florida's Miccosukee Tribe claimed the facility impacted its access to the surrounding area and posed risks to the tribe's food and water supply.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Parts of it would be carved up and grafted onto surrounding Democratic-leaning districts, and a significant portion would be added to a new Latino-majority seat in central Los Angeles County, basically leaving Calvert with a viable district from which to seek reelection.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The boats offer a low-effort way to spy on some of the coolest marine life in the region, including bat rays and even the occasional shark.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings joined the company’s board in May 2025 after giving more than $20 million to Democrats, including $7 million to a pro-Harris super PAC.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Next is Boll’s bedroom, a smallish, enveloping cabin.—
Laura Bannister,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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In In Farthest Seas, this silence is visual, too, the white of the page surrounding and almost enveloping the brief, revelatory chapters.—
Brian Robert Moore
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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With its intimate setting, all-inclusive convenience, and commitment to sustainable travel, the cruise line offers a one-of-a-kind way to experience Baja California Sur.—
UnCruise Adventures,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
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There are more than 20 tours that are covered by the all-inclusive rates.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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There was a dirty fan guard on the cook’s line, and the walk-in cooler for meat was at an ambient temperature of 45 degrees.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The film starts small, in a tight space, but the thrum of the city—its physical energy and its mighty administrative infrastructure—gives it a tension, a sense of ambient conflict that will, soon enough, turn an ordinary night into a neo-noir nightmare.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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No other spacecraft has probed beneath the clouds encircling Jupiter the way that Juno has, or has imaged our Solar System’s largest planet so comprehensively and over such extended periods of time.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nonetheless, its economy has largely adapted to Western sanctions, and Russian forces are advancing in the Donbas, now encircling the city of Pokrovsk and steadily advancing toward Kostyantynivka.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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But if the evidence shows Aspiration merely wanted to pay Leonard to get his endorsement, a conspiracy theory involving Ballmer and the Clippers would take a hit.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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These reports have been part of the narrative from the beginning, as has been another idea Morgan brought up, surrounding the fact that there was no real primary involving Harris since Biden retired so late into the campaign.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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Nice drive-by swipe there on a Tony Pollard carry as Jonathon Cooper was wrapping him up.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Small Things Like These was shot between wrapping Oppenheimer and the awards run, with financing coming together when Murphy’s co-star Matt Damon joined as producer.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Encompassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompassing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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