as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
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Recent Examples of encapsulated
Sylvester said the idea came to him in conversation with Michael Jordan, who said his first championship encapsulated the first theme and the next five the second.
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Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Young forward Gui Santos offered an explanation that encapsulated why Kerr’s connection with the players remains strong.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 14 May 2026
In many ways, in fact, Episode 308 encapsulated our original reasons for writing The Gilded Age.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 May 2026
One of those is a stable, encapsulated form that protects vitamin C from breaking down when exposed to light and air while gradually releasing it into the skin for better potency and less irritation.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 May 2026
The design features waterproof, encapsulated coils on both the charging station and the ship that remain unaffected by salt or algae.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
That blockbuster trade encapsulated Guerin’s superpower.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
That celebration — with all its intensity — perfectly encapsulated the effort of the KU defense Saturday.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
What Roth was wrong about—that athletes are undergoing even newer and more extreme experimental treatments like gene therapies—encapsulated the seductive power of the biohacking world and its natural overlap with that of tech start-ups.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Young forward Gui Santos offered an explanation that encapsulated why Kerr’s connection with the players remains strong.
—Nick Friedell, New York Times, 14 May 2026
In many ways, in fact, Episode 308 encapsulated our original reasons for writing The Gilded Age.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 May 2026
One of those is a stable, encapsulated form that protects vitamin C from breaking down when exposed to light and air while gradually releasing it into the skin for better potency and less irritation.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 May 2026
The design features waterproof, encapsulated coils on both the charging station and the ship that remain unaffected by salt or algae.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
That blockbuster trade encapsulated Guerin’s superpower.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
That celebration — with all its intensity — perfectly encapsulated the effort of the KU defense Saturday.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
What Roth was wrong about—that athletes are undergoing even newer and more extreme experimental treatments like gene therapies—encapsulated the seductive power of the biohacking world and its natural overlap with that of tech start-ups.
—Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encapsulated
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What The Mole’s Hunting Apparatus Teaches Us As Catania summarized in a 2011 review in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, the star-nosed mole has become one of neuroscience’s most instructive model systems precisely because its specialization is so extreme.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Researchers used the Amazon reviews of a handful of electronic products, which were then summarized by several large language models (LLMs), including those based on Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Chief executive officer of Kering Luca de Meo outlined a plan for the Italian luxury label’s next chapter during the group’s Capital Markets Day in Florence.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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The Times outlined that their rental agreement covers the main house plus two cottages on the grounds, which are used by staff.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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“Encapsulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encapsulated. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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