as in accomplished
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as in fulfilled
to carry through (as a process) to completion
attempting more than his modest abilities could compass
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as in circled
to travel completely around
the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth
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as in plotted
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
the rebels are compassing the assassination of the king
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as in surrounded
to form a circle around
a mysterious isle, compassed by treacherous seas
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as in understood
to have a clear idea of
the concept that the earth is billions of years old is one that the average mind struggles to compass
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The installation was conceived by Imogen Speer, an accomplished San Francisco artist whose public work includes the Naga installation in Golden Gate Park.
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Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished international players, Valdemoro made her mark in the WNBA.
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Broos’s side takes on Canada in Los Angeles today after advancing from the group stage with a surprise 1-0 victory over South Korea, and the Belgian said reaching the knockout rounds had fulfilled the team’s initial objective.
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Sure enough, their destiny was fulfilled the following morning.
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Holloway has spent the decade since assembling one of the great featherweight résumés in company history, which is why a fight nobody circled in 2013 now headlines the biggest week on the UFC calendar.
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As astronauts circled the Earth, aquanauts moved into seafloor labs.
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The fair's conferences were held at the Art Institute, and on the current site of La Rabida Hospital was a recreation of the La Rabida convent in Spain, where Columbus plotted his voyages.
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It was plotted, police said, because Arnold suspected that two of the three men were responsible for stealing his property.
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The area last week was surrounded by surveillance cameras and patrolled by National Guardsmen as lifelong resident John Cates strolled the area.
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Piles of meat, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes surrounded the early risers.
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It isn't completely understood how ibogaine works, but scientists know ibogaine affects the brain’s reward and pleasure system.
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Security is now understood as a personal risk structure, not merely a job title.
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Her blinkered perspective is consumed with semi-realized introspection and self-reprobation.
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Court reporters say the job can be performed only by a human being, who can intervene to ensure everyone is heard and who bears responsibility if a transcript is missing or incomplete.
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Atlas performed a series of soccer moves developed using a combination of motion retargeting, reinforcement learning and whole-body control.
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“Compassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compassed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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