Encompass
Encompass verb - To form a circle around.
Spread and encompass are semantically related. in range topic. In some cases you can use "Spread" instead a verb "Encompass".
Nearby Word: encompassing
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Earth, or rather Holy Terra, has become the biggest Hive World in the galaxy, to the point where the "Hives" (giant conglomerations of skyscrapers that act as cities) have spread out to encompass the entire planet.
Source: Gaia's Lament
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