encompassment

noun

Definition of encompassmentnext
as in containment

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  1. containment
  2. encirclement
  3. isolation
Noun
  • Concerns mounted in July, when OpenAI disclosed that two of its models escaped containment, accessed the open internet and breached a company called Hugging Face.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Claremont Fire that started in July burned more than 6,600 acres of the Boise Foothills before reaching full containment in August.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of containment
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  • Along these routes, the drones are targeting fuel trucks, ammunition carriers, troop transports, and other logistics vehicles, degrading supply flows into and out of the city without a traditional ground encirclement.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Facing encirclement in the desert town of Kidal, the Africa Corps — now operating under Russia’s Defense Ministry after replacing the Wagner Group — negotiated a safe-passage agreement with militants to evacuate its personnel.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Definition of encirclement
Noun
  • These onetime kid actors have spoken movingly about facing isolation, external pressure, intense public scrutiny, and the psychic pain of constant rejection on the audition circuit.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Increasingly, intentional isolation has replaced sightseeing at the top of the travel agenda.
    — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of isolation
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“Encompassment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encompassment. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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