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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Paired with her black latex gown and a silver necklace stack, Simpson’s hair embodied the ultimate Y2K archetype wrapped in muddy coloring.—
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Footwear News,
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The cups are made using a special Flexicup fabric that stretches with you, and one-of-a-kind Floataway Wire is wrapped in airflow mesh that stays put with zero digging.—
Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
17 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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But presidential library plans were shrouded in secrecy in the days leading up to the September board meeting.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
14 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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Ocean fog envelopes Sintra forest, within Portugal’s Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, near Lisbon.—
Alex Trias,
CNBC,
18 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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In 2004, Rader resumed sending letters, including one to The Wichita Eagle, enclosing Wegerle’s drivers license and photos of the crime scene.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Circumfuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumfuse. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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