encompassment

noun

Definition of encompassmentnext
as in containment

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  1. containment
  2. encirclement
  3. isolation
Noun
  • Nvidia’s Open Agent Safety Platform, launched on Monday, provides a containment system that only allows access to things an agent needs to do its job.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Salt caverns present severe geographical constraints, while aquifers and depleted hydrocarbon fields lack demonstrated, long-term containment integrity for hydrogen gas.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of containment
Noun
  • Along these routes, the drones are targeting fuel trucks, ammunition carriers, troop transports, and other logistics vehicles, degrading supply flows into and out of the city without a traditional ground encirclement.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Facing encirclement in the desert town of Kidal, the Africa Corps — now operating under Russia’s Defense Ministry after replacing the Wagner Group — negotiated a safe-passage agreement with militants to evacuate its personnel.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Definition of encirclement
Noun
  • These differences have made the apple maggot an important model for studies of host specificity and the possibility of speciation (the evolution of new species) without geographic isolation.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Arguing that decades of isolation violated Pike's constitutional rights, the lawsuit ended in a settlement with the state in 2024 that granted her more opportunities to interact with other inmates.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of isolation
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“Encompassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompassment. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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