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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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Still targeting corruption, the new vision encompasses a drive to raise awareness about voter registration, he said, adding: "We won't stop."

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The American middle class encompasses a broad cross section of workers that includes white-collar office employees, nurses and plumbers, although there is no universally accepted definition.

The first is eudemonia, a Greek term the Values Bridge uses to encompass self-care, leisure and pleasure—essentially, things that feel good to us.

The men in particular had showed a fixation on hunting animals that, in Penelope’s worst imaginings, nearly threatened to encompass the “wild wolf children” Lord Fredrick had bragged about finding on his property.

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In writing the show, Taub tried to create a musical that encompassed more than just the specific feminist concerns of its main storyline.

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