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View definitions for encompassed

encompassed

adjective as in enclosed

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Weak match

adjective as in included

adjective as in surrounded

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Herrling pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, a crime that encompassed the fraudulent sale of Tascon’s home.

Much about this deeper, ancient landslide remains unknown, but it’s clear it at one point encompassed a much larger area, meaning it could potentially warp even more land, infrastructure and homes.

In Walz, Democrats are countering with genuine Midwestern decency and everyday aptitude encompassed by a guy accustomed to keeping his house in order and vehicles in good repair.

From Salon

Alongside acts such as Madness and The Beat, they helped forge a music scene that encompassed ska, 2-tone and punk genres, with a focus on radical politics.

From BBC

In the 1950s, Los Angeles officials evicted families on a 315-acre hillside site that encompassed the largely Latino neighborhoods on the premise that public housing would be built there.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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