envelop
verb
en·vel·op
in-ˈve-ləp 
en-
enveloped; enveloping; envelops
1
: to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
2
: to mount an attack on (an enemy's flank)
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Examples of envelop in a Sentence
a chronic mistrust of outsiders envelops that neighborhood, cutting it off from the rest of the city
the truth of the presidential assassination is enveloped in a dense fog of myths and conspiracy theories
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In front of the statue is a gathering of mounds of blue fescue enveloping a loose collection of manzanita branches, itself very sculptural.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
The chaos that had enveloped Columbia for part of April, Ms. Berrie said, made the decision easier, if still deeply painful.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 10 May 2024
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
The chaos that had enveloped Columbia for part of April, Ms. Berrie said, made the decision easier, if still deeply painful.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 10 May 2024
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“Envelop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/envelop. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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envelop
verb
en·vel·op
in-ˈvel-əp
: to surround and enclose completely with or as if with a covering
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