encompass
verb (used with object)
have encompassed
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present perfectof encompass.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Activists have encompassed newer, smaller movements, like Yingling’s, and older Palestinian- and Jewish-led movements, like the Westlake demonstrations organized by Palestinian collectives Falastiniyat and Samidoun.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
His kitchen adventures have encompassed the esoteric precision of Spain’s Michelin-starred Arzak, the foundational L.A. restaurants Campanile and City, and his breakouts at Jackson’s, Chadwick, Table 8 and 8 oz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2020
L.A. police Chief Michel Moore said mandatory evacuations in the area have encompassed about 100,000 people in over 20,000 homes.
From Fox News ● Oct. 12, 2019
The negotiations this week have encompassed some issues on which incremental progress has been made in recent weeks, people briefed on the negotiations said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2019
China may actually have encompassed two or more independent centers of origins of food production.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
