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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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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
Gradually, the darkness surrounding them gave way to buildings and overhead lights, until the red of dawn enveloped the coast alongside them.
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Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
The repetitions of Emery answers and responding with Bizot every time, Martinez’s deputy, were signs of his annoyance and symptomatic of how the uncertainty that had enveloped Villa’s summer was now permeating onto the pitch.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Nearby is the tiled pool, a dining terrace enveloped in majesty palms, and the brand-new dock for sunbathing and tying up watercraft.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2025
Wildfires hit Europe, North America Wildfires enveloped much of Europe and North America, forcing people from their homes and worsening air quality across borders.
—Semafor Staff, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The dot-com bubble enveloped hundreds of startups that had people bidding for groceries and buying dog food from a sock puppet, few of whom made profits.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
While mouse embryos adhere to the uterine surface and are enveloped as the uterus folds around them, human embryos penetrate the tissue fully and grow radially from the inside out.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
Feel enveloped in mountain majesty by visiting this scenic valley in Townsend, Tennessee that’s fully surrounded by the mountain range.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
The film follows a small town enveloped in chaos after 17 children mysteriously go missing on the same night.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
The repetitions of Emery answers and responding with Bizot every time, Martinez’s deputy, were signs of his annoyance and symptomatic of how the uncertainty that had enveloped Villa’s summer was now permeating onto the pitch.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Nearby is the tiled pool, a dining terrace enveloped in majesty palms, and the brand-new dock for sunbathing and tying up watercraft.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2025
Wildfires hit Europe, North America Wildfires enveloped much of Europe and North America, forcing people from their homes and worsening air quality across borders.
—Semafor Staff, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The dot-com bubble enveloped hundreds of startups that had people bidding for groceries and buying dog food from a sock puppet, few of whom made profits.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
While mouse embryos adhere to the uterine surface and are enveloped as the uterus folds around them, human embryos penetrate the tissue fully and grow radially from the inside out.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
Feel enveloped in mountain majesty by visiting this scenic valley in Townsend, Tennessee that’s fully surrounded by the mountain range.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
The film follows a small town enveloped in chaos after 17 children mysteriously go missing on the same night.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enveloped
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The disk-like shape allows more devices to be housed in a smaller area, making the overall package smaller and lighter.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Walshe has been housed at the Norfolk County Jail ever since his arraignment.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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After Downton wrapped in 2015, Dockery starred as a con artist recently out of prison in the drama series Good Behavior, and in Netflix’s western miniseries Godless in 2019.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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She’s matched wonderfully by Cooke, who leans into her actual Manchester accent to give Cherry a stroppy, sarcastic bent and whose body looks absolutely banging wrapped in an array of oxblood, maroon, and cerise minidresses.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Photos from the vigil showed supporters assembling around images of the conservative activist, surrounded by candles and other tributes.—
Sophia Compton , Andrea Margolis , Olivia Palombo,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cassell said prosecutors may have hinted at that strategy in their initial probable cause affidavit that pointed out Kirk was surrounded by a large crowd, including people immediately adjacent and behind him.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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This one, though, is shrouded by scandal.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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But even that only score was shrouded in a bit of head-scratching.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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These scaffolds are erected on skyscrapers, hundreds of feet high, and encased in fabric safety nets forming colorful cocoons of green, blue and purple.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Shops sell his memorabilia — the boy's face encased in a corona of holy light is on mugs, keychains, rosaries.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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In its former terrain, today’s Tamiami Trail used to run along a ridge above the Glaswegian Suture, a geologic feature that enclosed a large body of water now known as the Gulf of Mexico.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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This enclosed back segment of the property could work for raising chickens and other small farm animals —away from the main house.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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But dangerous popups are not confined to PCs or ClickFix.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement After three days of being confined, according to the worker’s diary, they were brought to an interview with ICE agents who took their fingerprints and examined their documents.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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His criminal history included three felony convictions, according to a USA TODAY review of court documents.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Enveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enveloped. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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