encompassed

past tense of encompass
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Recent Examples of encompassed The only surviving print, while in excellent condition, was missing its third reel, which encompassed Renfield’s seduction by Dracula’s brides and the count’s stormy voyage to England. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024 The Astros were revealed to be using the sign-stealing system from as early as 2016 into the 2018 season — which encompassed their 2017 World Series win. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024 Her lore encompassed not only the pop princess but also the club maven and the Tumblr poet, the it girl and the over-it girl. Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024 In the pre-pandemic context, flexibility included occasional remote work but also encompassed a broad array of other approaches to meet employee needs. Ryan Anderson, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encompassed
Verb
  • In the midst of honoring the actor’s life and successful career, the people who were close to him are also speaking about the circumstances that surrounded his death.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Taking the stage in a baby-blue leotard — surrounded by a full band and back-up singers dressed in white — the 25-year-old pop star served up silky vocals and perky choreography before slinking over to Fallon’s interview set-up, taking his spinning chair for a ride and laying across his desk.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • That included missing a wide-open man on a would-be TD down the middle of the field.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Cash provided by investing activities included $235,733 of extension payments made to the trust, $204,460 of reimbursement from the trust of franchise and income tax payments, and cash withdrawn from the trust of $2,653,439 in relation to stock redemptions.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • This reusable, insulated tumbler keeps her drinks hot for hours—and comes with a secure lid to help keep them contained.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The report found Quan’s system contained a toxic mix of drugs at the time of his death, which included fentanyl, alprazolam, codeine, promethazine and THC.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • An unprecedented October heat wave has enveloped the West, with record-setting temperatures from California to Colorado.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Their story as a couple did end, soon afterward… probably less romantically than the beautiful fatalism the song itself is enveloped in.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Part of that curriculum involved Día de los Muertos, which Gonzales described as an Indigenous ceremony that dates back millennia to the Aztec people of Mexico.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Two former sales leaders involved in the effort likened it to a drug dealer hooking a user with free samples.
    Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The White House Offer would lead customers to buy other Microsoft products that ran on Azure, the company’s cloud platform, which carried additional charges based on how much storage space and computing power the customer used.
    Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The Knights, led by fellow Sharks prospect Sam Dickinson, carried a nine-game win streak into Friday and had an overall record of 13-4-0-0.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024

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“Encompassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompassed. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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