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also inclose
1
as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages
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2
as in to surround
to form a circle around
in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend
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3
as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view
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Recent Examples of enclose
As a precaution, the highway leading out of Izium to the next town has also been enclosed in a corridor of netting.
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Under the current plan, the Park District would enclose Centennial Beach’s southern half with chain-link fencing, allowing dogs to roam freely.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The base is enclosed on all four sides and has plenty of room for pool floaties, outdoor seat cushions, or a few bags of potting soil.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
On Simpson Street, between Shields Avenue and Spruce Tree Drive, two new restaurant pavilions have been fully enclosed and await finishing touches for a summer opening, Hahm said.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
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Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Under the current plan, the Park District would enclose Centennial Beach’s southern half with chain-link fencing, allowing dogs to roam freely.
—Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
The base is enclosed on all four sides and has plenty of room for pool floaties, outdoor seat cushions, or a few bags of potting soil.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
On Simpson Street, between Shields Avenue and Spruce Tree Drive, two new restaurant pavilions have been fully enclosed and await finishing touches for a summer opening, Hahm said.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclose
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The backdrop of this chilling début novel is the Briarley School for Girls, a regimented institution housed in an imposing English estate.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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All of the art is housed in 15 galleries within Frick’s former residence.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Video showed police forming a barrier between plainclothes ICE officers and surrounding crowds.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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One skeleton estimated at 10,000–12,000 years old was surrounded by evidence of bonfires, possibly indicating funerary rituals involving light.—
Ryan Brennan
April 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Keep it light and clever, yet commit to a piece long enough to actually wrap it, whether that means editing your podcast or rehearsing your lines once.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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During warm-ups on Tuesday, Donovan Sebrango appeared to have been the only Panthers player to wrap rainbow tape onto his hockey stick.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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The concrete cap of a tomb encasing radioactive fallout now has cracks, and what’s beneath can rise from the dead.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
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His entire right foot encased in ice, Foster bunny-hopped onto the dais, hobbling from ice foot to sneakered foot, to his seat.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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On the Base — the area above the sheer cliffs that encircle Tristan and below Queen Mary’s Peak — a group herds sheep down from the mountain.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Some people lamented on social media the empty spaces around a pond that used to be seamlessly encircled by flowering pink blossoms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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At other times, the cloak reads as an exterior, modulated, flowing sculptural layer—almost like a cloud that envelops the building, as with the Luma Tower in Arles, France.—
Norman Foster,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sunny skies and mild breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus once again.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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With the names of the two Kansas Cities firmly established over time, complaints about their dullness or geographical inaccuracy were largely confined to letters to the editor.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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This keeps the light confined for longer, amplifying the effect.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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That is because these still-growing stellar infants are shrouded in natal blankets of gas and dust that readily block and absorb light, preventing most telescopes from seeing them.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Enclose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclose. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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