present participle of encompass
"The new policy is encompassing all employees, from interns to executives, in its benefits package."
broad in scope or content
"across-the-board pay increases"
"an all-embracing definition"
"blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"
"an invention with broad applications"
"a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"
"granted him wide powers"
closely encircling
"encompassing mountain ranges"
"the surrounding countryside"