encompass
verb
en·com·pass
in-ˈkəm-pəs 
en-,
also -ˈkäm-
encompassed; encompassing; encompasses
1
a
: include, comprehend
a plan that encompasses a number of aims
b
: envelop
2
a
: to form a circle about : enclose
b
obsolete
: to go completely around
3
: bring about, accomplish
encompass a task
Synonyms
Examples of encompass in a Sentence
The district encompasses most of the downtown area.
a neighborhood encompassed by a highway
Recent Examples on the Web
In a career that now encompasses 22 features, director Richard Linklater has tackled myriad subjects and worlds: high school, Orson Welles, weirdos, lovers, ballplayers, boyhood.
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Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Another ally was found in Regina Goodwin, a descendant of massacre survivors and Democratic state representative for the Oklahoma district that encompasses Greenwood.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 31 May 2024
The property encompasses a generous 7,300 square feet of land.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
How to Plan the Perfect Mackinac Island Vacation Montage Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, South Carolina
Montage Palmetto Bluff is a two-village, 20,000-acre community by the May River that encompasses a marina, a nature preserve, and much more.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024
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Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
Another ally was found in Regina Goodwin, a descendant of massacre survivors and Democratic state representative for the Oklahoma district that encompasses Greenwood.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 31 May 2024
The property encompasses a generous 7,300 square feet of land.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
How to Plan the Perfect Mackinac Island Vacation Montage Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, South Carolina
Montage Palmetto Bluff is a two-village, 20,000-acre community by the May River that encompasses a marina, a nature preserve, and much more.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024
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encompass
verb
en·com·pass
in-ˈkəm-pəs
-ˈkäm-
1
: to form a circle about : surround
2
a
: to cover or surround especially so as to hide or protect
b
: to take in as a part : include
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