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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
The culturally rich resort encompasses the land where King Kamehameha ruled, sitting on 13 idyllic beachfront acres adjacent to the Kailua Pier.
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Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2024
The east side eruv encompasses about 5 square miles, according to the Jewish Chronicle, and includes the upper east side, Shorewood and part of Whitefish Bay.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
He was elected in 2018 to a single term in Congress for the 39th District, which mostly encompasses Orange County along with a portion of San Bernardino County and parts of Los Angeles County.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Advertisement The district encompasses Republican areas in the high desert and Inland Empire as well as liberal cities such as Palm Springs.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Adrienne Edwards, senior curator at the Whitney Museum of Art details the poignant storytelling that encompasses the exhibition featuring artworks by Mickalene Thomas, Jean Michel-Basquiat, and more.
—Essence, 3 Oct. 2024
This district encompasses parts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, and includes the cities of Santa Clarita, Palmdale, Lancaster, Victorville and Hesperia.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
The district encompasses the San Gabriel Valley and includes the cities of Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, Covina, Duarte, El Monte, Irwindale, La Puente, La Verne, San Dimas, South El Monte and West Covina and portions of Glendora, Industry and Monrovia.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Puerto Ricans lean Democrat The Latino vote encompasses various nationalities and identities, and partisan preferences differ markedly among them.
—A. K. Sandoval-Strausz, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
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The comet is thought to have originated in the Oort Cloud — a distant, spherical region of icy bodies that surrounds the solar system.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
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Downtown Marbella The heart of modern Marbella surrounds bustling Avenida Ricardo Soriano.Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
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The Limited Edition Dragon includes backup software plus AES 256-bit hardware encryption and password protection.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
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The My Passport Ultra includes a foot-long USB-C-to-USB-C cable and a USB-C-to-USB-A adapter.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
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His job on this day involves hauling containers from the congested TraPac terminal in the Port of Los Angeles to a storage yard near the port.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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The equipment segment involves the design, manufacture, sale, and service of proprietary medical devices.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The formulation also contains the patented Cell-ox Shield Technology, which combines sun protection with antioxidants for deeper skin protection.Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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But instead of playing a party game involving faux murder or demonic possession, a suitcase is introduced that contains a body-swapping machine.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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However, such a strategy overhaul isn’t a simple undertaking, and leaders must be ready for the new processes a subscription model entails, as well as its unique risks.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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An illustration of this concept is conducting sentiment analysis on social media data, which entails utilizing an NLP library integrating with social media APIs and crafting a tool for sentiment analysis.Avinash Tripathi, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Encompasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompasses. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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