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as in surrounds
to form a circle around
a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town
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as in includes
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 wraps
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 encompasses
Not far from Wan Chai, the LANDMARK complex of shops and restaurants in the Central District encompasses four buildings linked by covered walkways.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Gingerbread encompasses a few different categories of baked goods, from cookies to loaf cake.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Cookie icing encompasses a range of icings used for decorating cookies, sometimes with different types of liquids in the mix, and often sets up a bit softer than royal icing.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
Menopause encompasses not just biological changes but profound emotional ones, as well.
—Nicole Dunn, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
An estate encompasses all of someone’s physical possessions, and for famous people, control over how their name and image appear in commercial contexts and, often, rights to their catalog of work.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
This contract encompasses the delivery of complete chipsets, support equipment, spare parts, and essential engineering support.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
Tacit knowledge, however, encompasses insights, instincts, and personal know-how that are inherently relational.
—David Nour, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Rocky’s collection with Puma encompasses clothing and sneakers.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Gingerbread encompasses a few different categories of baked goods, from cookies to loaf cake.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Cookie icing encompasses a range of icings used for decorating cookies, sometimes with different types of liquids in the mix, and often sets up a bit softer than royal icing.
—Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
Menopause encompasses not just biological changes but profound emotional ones, as well.
—Nicole Dunn, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
An estate encompasses all of someone’s physical possessions, and for famous people, control over how their name and image appear in commercial contexts and, often, rights to their catalog of work.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
This contract encompasses the delivery of complete chipsets, support equipment, spare parts, and essential engineering support.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
Tacit knowledge, however, encompasses insights, instincts, and personal know-how that are inherently relational.
—David Nour, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Rocky’s collection with Puma encompasses clothing and sneakers.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encompasses
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The forest surrounds the prairie and offers protection.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The energy, lights and buzz of Times Square surrounds you (as does the chance to pile up more Hilton Honors points with this package).Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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This includes specific trends and products that are gaining popularity, identifying patterns and forecasting demand.Fatima Yusuf, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The spiral notebook also includes to-do lists of tasks to be completed in the lead up to the slay, as well as musings justifying his plans, CNN reported.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Conforming Conforming involves adjusting your own beliefs or behaviors to align with someone else’s.Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Conclusion Evaluating your custody solution provider involves a thorough examination of several critical factors to ensure the safety and accessibility of your digital assets.Lior Lamesh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The center blue stripe contains 20 smaller stars surrounding a center star, which represent Illinois as the 21st state.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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Lovingly handcrafted in small batches by a team of mostly 1st-generation Eastern Europeans, every package contains wholesome, made-from-scratch Polish classics that taste like a slice of home away from home.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Another feature entails payments of athletes, capped by a salary cap-like ceiling of about $21 million, for all athletes in a program reflecting media rights, ticket sales sponsorships and NIL.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The adult version entails a luxe espresso martini flight add-on.Nerdwallet, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2024
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The mission will investigate the exact thickness of the ice shell that encases the moon and how that frozen exterior interacts with the ocean beneath it, as well as characterize the moon’s geology.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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Inspired by dystopian science fiction, the hulking hunk of unpainted metal barely squeezes into a lane of traffic and encases its driver in a (sort of) bulletproof tank that’s easily mistaken for a weapon of war.Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Encompasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompasses. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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