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as in surrounded
to form a circle around
a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town
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as in included
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 wrapped
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 encompassed
Prior to the acquisition, the airport encompassed 1,376 acres.
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Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
The awards encompassed all arms of the festival’s industry sections, encompassing CineMart, Darkroom, Lightroom and Safe Harbour, benefiting projects in all stages of development.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
The group originally encompassed Slovak, Kiedis, Flea, and drummer Jack Irons.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Those complaints encompassed videos about fatal shootings in Minneapolis and immigration raids that were not loading properly on the app.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
The Kings have stumbled in five of their past six efforts and lost 15 of their past 22, a funk that has encompassed more than a quarter of their season.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Her work encompassed competition and regulatory matters, including exhibition industry response to the termination of the Paramount Consent Decrees, advocacy on copyright and trade policy, revenue and partnership development, and event management.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
Although Arecibo’s line of sight only encompassed about a third of the entire sky, that still included most stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The next 16 years encompassed both triumph and disaster.
—Alexander Larman, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
The awards encompassed all arms of the festival’s industry sections, encompassing CineMart, Darkroom, Lightroom and Safe Harbour, benefiting projects in all stages of development.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
The group originally encompassed Slovak, Kiedis, Flea, and drummer Jack Irons.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Those complaints encompassed videos about fatal shootings in Minneapolis and immigration raids that were not loading properly on the app.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
The Kings have stumbled in five of their past six efforts and lost 15 of their past 22, a funk that has encompassed more than a quarter of their season.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Her work encompassed competition and regulatory matters, including exhibition industry response to the termination of the Paramount Consent Decrees, advocacy on copyright and trade policy, revenue and partnership development, and event management.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
Although Arecibo’s line of sight only encompassed about a third of the entire sky, that still included most stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
Advertisement The next 16 years encompassed both triumph and disaster.
—Alexander Larman, Time, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encompassed
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The airspace over Los Angeles is among the most congested in the world, but the Hollywood Burbank Airport is uniquely situated in the base of a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides, creating extremely tight parameters around the midsize airport.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The indoor heated swimming pool is a treasure, surrounded by chaise lounges stacked with thick towels.—
Janice Wald Henderson,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Commonly used medications for infertility, COPD, asthma, dermatitis, hot flashes and osteoporosis are also included.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Trump has steered clear of talking about the kinds of measures included in the bipartisan bills.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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Filipowski had his right leg wrapped in plastic to fasten an ice bag to his kneecap afterward.—
Aaron Beard,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The upper sat on an oversize block platform wrapped in alternating black-and-white horizontal stripes, while a thin, high heel dropped straight from the back of the shoe to the floor.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Its head doesn’t resemble the shape of a skull, like most other humanoids, but instead a cylinder with a flat face encircled by a ring of light.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Within moments, a small crowd of counter-protesters encircled him.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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The best-selling book contained several bombshell revelations, many of which were related to Spears’ controversial conservatorship, which finally ended in 2021.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2026
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Fungi fossils preserved in the chert contained compounds from the breakdown of chitin and glucan, key structural molecules in fungi.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, one of the main attractions of such grand movie houses was the opulence itself – where everyday Joes, Janes and Junes might be enveloped in grandeur with a two-bit ticket.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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For what felt like an eternity — but was really 20 minutes — the whole place was enveloped in an eerie silence, the only sound being the steady thump of techno-pop playing through the loudspeakers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Gus has been involved through a pretty notable time in the magazine’s transformation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Two other people were wounded, including another police officer involved in the search for Thompson.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Though shrouded in feigned care for the wrongful death of an unborn child, HB 289 and HB 663 will have horrific effects on women, their families and all medical professionals working in gynecology and obstetrics.—
Eleanor Sobel,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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The goal is to get a better sense of how different groups are faring, trends that can be shrouded by nationwide averages.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Encompassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompassed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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