encompassment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for encompassment
Noun
  • Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • With the help of rain overnight Sunday, the fire has not grown since the weekend, and containment of the fire has grown steadily.
    Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This has included more frequent air and naval crossings over the centerline of the strait, multiple live-fire encirclement exercises to simulate a blockade scenario, unprecedented missile tests over the island, and regular intrusions of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone.
    PHILIP H. GORDON, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Behold the unlikely kings of the NFC West, who are unable to accept this award because they’re being kept in isolation for their own protection.
    J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Ending the war will offer the Israeli leader relief from daily headlines of IDF casualties, strained reservist forces, increasing international isolation and severe economic damage – heavy burdens for electoral campaigns.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Encompassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompassment. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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