as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely
bowered by a canopy of grapevines, we enjoyed a serene and very private picnic
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Police reportedly located the woman after reviewing a two-second security camera video clip, in which she was allegedly seen on a city sidewalk carrying something that appeared to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it as a person would typically hold a baby.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
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But some of its power remains wrapped in mystique.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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This is not even the first time in the past year that Tyler’s old material has resurfaced online, spawning a familiar ouroboros of online discourse, shrouded in the language of accountability and well-meaning politics, that mostly serves to feed the beast of online engagement.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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The next movie from the multi-Oscar winning Everything Everywhere All at Once duo is shrouded in secrecy.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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Sheets of mist enveloped the mountain, sliding past each other.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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The pork is perfectly seasoned and charred, then enveloped in a thick homemade corn tortilla that keeps its structure no matter how much tomatillo salsa is added.—
Natalie Hoy,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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The press release said it’s not known how the bear got into the zoo, which is enclosed by a fence.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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The new experiment will be enclosed under a kilometer of rock in the Stawell Gold Mine, located in regional Victoria, Australia.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Bowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowered. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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