- present tense form of encompass (3rd person singular).
encompasses
Example Sentences
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Across the French Mediterranean coast, including Corsica, that zone encompasses about 1,700 kilometers of coastline, 187 towns, and at least 164,000 residents.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
But now, preppy style encompasses so, so much more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The authenticity of the production encompasses the music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 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
New Guinea, though it accounts for only a small fraction of the world’s land area, encompasses a disproportionate fraction of its human diversity.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
