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encompassing
adjective
closely encircling
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adjective
closely encircling
“encompassing mountain ranges”
adjective
broad in scope or content
“across-the-board pay increases”
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encompassing mountain ranges
the surrounding countryside
across-the-board pay increases
an all-embracing definition
blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
an invention with broad applications
{'source': 'T.G.Winner', 'text': 'a panoptic study of Soviet nationality'}
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