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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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as in accomplished
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compassed
Verb
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Salah’s remarkable run has already led him to achieve milestones only previously accomplished by legends.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Woods Richardson accomplished his goal, getting strikes on 20 of 33 pitches on Tuesday and finishing with three strikeouts in two innings.—
Dan Hayes,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Her ghost of Christmas future is a funereal specter without a face, circled by dark moths.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Dec. 2024
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Some of us circled the toys and left the catalog open to strategic pages for all to see.—
Dawn Mitchell,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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Chelsea’s head coach raised both hands above his head in sustained applause as Cole Palmer, having sized up ambitious passes through to Nicolas Jackson or Pedro Neto ahead of him but surrounded by Fulham bodies, instead opted to turn away and pass backwards, consolidating possession.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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His family said in an obituary that Meek died surrounded by family and friends.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
27 Dec. 2024
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The Search For Clean, Delicious, And Nutritious Coffee As a connoisseur of brews, James understood that all across the globe, people were consistently sipping commercial grade coffees laced with harmful chemicals, pesticides and toxins.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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More Stores But it is understood that the disposal of De Beers, one way or another, will proceed, as will a plan to grow the retail arm of the business through the opening of more stores with the aim being to grow from 40 De Beers outlets today to 100 around the world.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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That’s compared to only 55% of women who feel fulfilled still working a nine-to-five job for someone else.—
Liz Elting,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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School leaders believed other records that might have fulfilled the requests contained too much private information and were excluded from public record under student privacy laws.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Houston Astros performed major reconstructive surgery on their lineup this offseason.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Our dashboard How Low Can Stocks Go During A Market Crash shows how key stocks performed during and after the last six market crashes.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The over regulation is hampering the ability to innovate and invest...—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Decades of change In his over two decades as chancellor, Boschini has guided the university through a period of unprecedented growth.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona and Texas have executed men by lethal injection, while South Carolina has used both the firing squad and lethal injection.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Mahdi is the fifth inmate executed by South Carolina in less than eight months as the state makes its way through prisoners who ran out of appeals during a 13-year pause on executions in the state.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Compassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compassed. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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