as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
circumfused in darkness, the isolated house seemed the perfect spot for a clandestine meeting
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Each wipe is individually wrapped, easy to throw into a purse or pocket, and so satisfying to use for a brighter smile.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Jaÿ-Z last took the stage for surprise performances on Beyoncé's record-breaking Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour, which wrapped July 2025 in Las Vegas.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Castro family has controlled Cuba tightly for nearly 70 years, their personal lives shrouded in secrecy.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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And at Cal State San Marcos, a central statue of Chavez was shrouded in moving blankets Wednesday.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Delroy Lindo then enveloped him in a fatherly embrace.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
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Do it in a small space but envelop it everywhere.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
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The footage showed tubes with ruptures and other damaged structures that used to be inside the pressure vessel, which originally was enclosed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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As a precaution, the highway leading out of Izium to the next town has also been enclosed in a corridor of netting.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Circumfuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumfuse. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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