- present tense form of encompass (3rd person singular).
encompasses
Example Sentences
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The authenticity of the production encompasses the music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
TD Cowen’s Craig Hutchison notes that the district now encompasses about 60,000 hectares, of which San Pietro makes up about 27%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
That’s according to Goldman Sachs’ hedge fund trend monitor that published Thursday and encompasses almost 1,000 funds with $5.4 trillion of gross equity positioning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Archosaurs, in turn, are the lineage that encompasses two of the best-known groups of terrestrial vertebrates: crocodiles and dinosaurs, including birds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
It completely encompasses the distant tree, making it glow a hot blue-white and causing the surrounding air to crackle with electricity.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
