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Recent Examples of envelopment
Recent acoustical changes to the ever-challenging Houston hall have even yielded more sonic presence, warmth and envelopment.
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envelopment
Noun
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Who is murdered, why and Clare’s entanglement in the whole deal unfold over the remainder of the novel, featuring much tighter and more plausible plotting than your average suspense story.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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My guiding principle would be protecting American interests while avoiding unnecessary entanglements—making decisions grounded in facts, realism, and a clear understanding of the regional, economic, and security implications involved.—
Rachel Royster
May 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Noun
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It was also noted that a child's torso can fit through the openings on the sides of the towers which could potentially result in serious injury, death or entrapment.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Products that tilt, shift or fail to stay flush with an adult mattress can increase the risk of falls, entrapment or suffocation, according to the CPSC’s safe‑sleep guidance.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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People who avoid intimacy often fear that emotional closeness will lead to loss of control, obligation or enmeshment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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That is an unhealthy amount of enmeshment.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Modern technology lets pitchers experiment with grips and spins to create gnarly movement and ambush batters with off-speed action.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Despite the groups’ divergent ideologies, the cooperation appears to have produced clear tactical convergence, including town takeovers, the use of suicide bombings, and sniper and ambush tactics.—
Amira Jadoon,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
Noun
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That kind of depth of view is the only way astronomers can get a true picture of the cosmic web.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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Throughout their first five albums, the band has spun a web, not unlike the orb weavers of their native Virginia, that marries country, rock, honky-tonk grit and Appalachian soul with rowdy barroom energy.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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“Envelopment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envelopment. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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