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encompass

Definition for encompass

verb as in surround, circumscribe

Weak match

hem in

verb as in include, contain

Strong matches

admit, comprehend, have, hold, subsume

Weak match

take in

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For many, swag gaps go far beyond appearance and fashion - and instead encompass differences in success, fame, confidence "or just energetic aura in general".

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The Department of Health has said due to encompass, Northern Ireland's new patient record system, it is unable to provide a complete picture for validated breast cancer referrals for certain quarters.

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Their big tent encompasses not just international socialist and social democratic parties but also Greens, Liberals - and even some former Conservatives.

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"These incidents, though far from encompassing the full range of violence witnessed in the United States, illustrate a broader mindset that crosses the political spectrum and must be confronted," she wrote.

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Will Wadelton, the county supervisor for the area that encompasses the hospital, said the county doesn’t have the money to bail the hospital out.

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

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