- present tense form of encompass (3rd person singular).
encompasses
Example Sentences
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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
The Schengen agreement eliminates border checks and now encompasses more than 450 million people and 29 countries in Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The newly released list is preliminary and encompasses roughly 960,000 properties out of a total of about 3.7 million units in the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
"It encompasses all that is made, unmade, and yet to be made."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
