as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely
circumfused in darkness, the isolated house seemed the perfect spot for a clandestine meeting
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Some had just wrapped major projects or received reassurances about job security.—
Christopher Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Wilkinson brings the past to the table in this book that is a memoir wrapped in a cookbook.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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This one, though, is shrouded by scandal.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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But even that only score was shrouded in a bit of head-scratching.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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The final looks were a crescendo of colorful tinsel and bouncing gift ribbon that completely enveloped the models.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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And finally, the projector rocks a single 5-W speaker only, meaning those wanting to be enveloped in a soundtrack will need to cable up to an external sound system over HDMI eARC or multi-channel S/PDIF.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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In its former terrain, today’s Tamiami Trail used to run along a ridge above the Glaswegian Suture, a geologic feature that enclosed a large body of water now known as the Gulf of Mexico.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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This enclosed back segment of the property could work for raising chickens and other small farm animals —away from the main house.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Circumfused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumfused. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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