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encompass
verb as in surround, circumscribe
Example Sentences
Why did Trump’s only precinct victory in Manhattan encompass an affordable housing complex?
The key is to consistently engage in “multicomponent” physical activities that encompass aerobic activity, muscle strengthening and balance training, according to the national Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.
The half-million-dollar figure represents McDonnell’s proposed base salary and doesn’t include benefits or potential bonuses; nor does it encompass any pension payments that he is collecting from his previous law enforcement stops.
But any asset sale is not expected to encompass Boeing’s satellite manufacturing operations in El Segundo, which include a 1-million-square-foot plant with several thousand workers it acquired in 2000 with its purchase of Hughes Electronics Corp.’s space and communications business.
At the outset of his career in 1998, his unique genre of songwriting was dubbed “popera” by a family friend — and his music does somehow encompass the catchy tune and the irrepressible rhythm of great pop within complex classical chord sequences and a Verdi-sized ambition.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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