enveloped

verb

past tense of envelop
1
as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers a chronic mistrust of outsiders envelops that neighborhood, cutting it off from the rest of the city

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2
as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely the truth of the presidential assassination is enveloped in a dense fog of myths and conspiracy theories

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Recent Examples of enveloped Chicago experienced some of the country’s worst air quality on Thursday and is still enveloped in a cloud of smoke. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Footage circulated of chaos ensuing on the beach in the jet’s wake, as sand enveloped people and towels, tents and chairs got blown around. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Ex-property manager arrested Criminal allegations even enveloped management at The Club. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 New York City is giving out free KN95 masks as the region is enveloped in smoke from Canadian wildfires. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 16 July 2026 In January, Banco Santander, Spain’s largest financial institution, moved to pull back the shroud of mystery that had enveloped the marquee collection. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Local media footage showed people trapped on the roof of the five-floor building, enveloped in thick black smoke, while the spray from fire truck hoses fell short of flames showing through windows on its upper floors. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 The clouds begin to part The clouds of grief and sorrow that had enveloped Gounder with the approach of the World Cup were dispersed by the bright orange sun of a New York Knicks championship, the team’s first in 53 years. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026 Until then, they remain enveloped in a separate room made clear to both candidate parties. — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enveloped
  1. housed
  2. wrapped
  3. surrounded
  4. shrouded
  5. encased
  6. enclosed
  7. confined
  8. included
Verb
  • Confederate Memorial State Historic Site Confederate Memorial State Historic Site once housed the Confederate Soldiers Home of Missouri, which cared for veterans in need.
    — Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • The Simpsons and Family Guy started making exclusive episodes for Disney+ and Hulu, where their libraries are housed, respectively, when the series’ longtime broadcast network Fox a couple of years ago started ordering shorter seasons.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 July 2026
Definition of housed
Verb
  • However, Rhea left a GIF of a lone wolf on one of Moreno’s TikTok videos less than two weeks after the series wrapped.
    — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • The first story was set in the 1980s while the second volume, recently wrapped, was set in the 1990s, at the dawn of the Internet age and culminated with a shocking finale that left readers’ jaws on the forest floor.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
Definition of wrapped
Verb
  • Served on a lazy Susan, multiple scoops of ice cream are surrounded by mini cones, berries, hot fudge, caramel, M&M’s, Reese’s, and other assorted chocolates.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Yet growing up surrounded by accomplished artists came with unexpected advice.
    — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • Though astronomers have been studying V445 Puppis for two decades, much of the phenomena associated with it were shrouded in mystery due to a vast cloud of dusty debris that surrounded this nova.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 July 2026
  • His new sci-fi thriller, Her Private Hell, promises similar vibes, as a serial killer stalks through a futuristic city shrouded in fog.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of shrouded
Verb
  • Set the Scene The eight-story building is stylish, with a red brick facade encased in glass and steel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • Over the course of an hour, the clouds unleashed more than 7 inches of rain, swelling the river encased in the narrow canyon by a foot every three minutes.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 27 July 2026
Definition of encased
Verb
  • Drivers can use restraining devices like a harness with a seat belt tether or booster seats to keep small dogs enclosed.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
  • The entire primary loop, containing the reactor core, control mechanisms, and steam generation assemblies, is enclosed within a single cylindrical steel capsule.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
Definition of enclosed
Verb
  • What’s Happening Evening exercise is being reevaluated by the same clinicians who once told patients to keep workouts confined to mornings.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Schools have often confined meaningful creation to entrepreneurship clubs, hackathons, and extracurricular programs.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of confined
Verb
  • The spa Down the steps from the main building is the spa with two double treatment rooms where guests can enjoy a daily massage, included in the rate.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
  • All had been shot, and the injuries included gunshot wounds to an arm, leg, abdomen and lower leg, Gregg said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 July 2026
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