as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely
cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could
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Recent Examples of cocooned
One pull can shift a room from bright and social to calm and cocooned, helping the space follow the day rather than fight it.
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Maria Williams, Ascend Agency, 20 Feb. 2026
The next, you’re cocooned in an all-electric Rolls-Royce, an immaculate tour de force of silence and bleeding-edge tech, adorned by the Spirit of Ecstasy.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Where to Stay Oom Bubble Boutique Find your own bubble under the stars, cocooned in nature—but shielded from mosquitos—30 minutes inland at the Oom luxury glamping enclave for adults.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Some people were still wrapped up in scarves, coats, gloves, keeping themselves cocooned in fabric.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Indeed, Connor couldn’t resist capturing a video of the guilty culprit cocooned inside the bedding.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Onigiri, savory tuna or pork cocooned in a ball of rice and wrapped with salty seaweed, are folded each morning by Soony Lee, who owns Nami with her husband Kevin Kim.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Inside, warm and cocooned from the storm — the rain tapping against the sunroom glass — the bungalow buzzed with a sweep of cruise 2026 ensembles, martinis and margaritas in hand.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Nov. 2025
The Space Force has only acknowledged one of the satellites aboard the USSF-106 mission, but there are more payloads cocooned inside the Vulcan rocket's fairing.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
Maria Williams, Ascend Agency, 20 Feb. 2026
The next, you’re cocooned in an all-electric Rolls-Royce, an immaculate tour de force of silence and bleeding-edge tech, adorned by the Spirit of Ecstasy.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Where to Stay Oom Bubble Boutique Find your own bubble under the stars, cocooned in nature—but shielded from mosquitos—30 minutes inland at the Oom luxury glamping enclave for adults.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
Some people were still wrapped up in scarves, coats, gloves, keeping themselves cocooned in fabric.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Indeed, Connor couldn’t resist capturing a video of the guilty culprit cocooned inside the bedding.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Onigiri, savory tuna or pork cocooned in a ball of rice and wrapped with salty seaweed, are folded each morning by Soony Lee, who owns Nami with her husband Kevin Kim.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Inside, warm and cocooned from the storm — the rain tapping against the sunroom glass — the bungalow buzzed with a sweep of cruise 2026 ensembles, martinis and margaritas in hand.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Nov. 2025
The Space Force has only acknowledged one of the satellites aboard the USSF-106 mission, but there are more payloads cocooned inside the Vulcan rocket's fairing.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocooned
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Johnson returned to the bench with his torso wrapped.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The flesh looked like a human brain and smelled like rotten hamburger meat wrapped in gym socks wrapped in butt.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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As much as this music ties itself to the beauty of the physical world, it’s also enveloped by a thick fog.—
Vrinda Jagota,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
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The roughly 2,600-square-foot structure is set into a sloping site and enveloped in the natural landscape along a private road.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2026
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Unger, who lives in Clearwater, has a reputation for solid stand-alone thrillers that have landed on bestseller lists, with unusual plots and unconventional motives shrouded in dark-but-not-oppressive atmospheres.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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The whole process was shrouded in mystery to me.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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The primary suite is the crown jewel of the space—encased in a wall of glass that welcomes natural light at every angle from the living room just below.—
Kristin Braswell,
Architectural Digest,
23 Mar. 2026
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By the end of the day, the sculpture was encased by plywood.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Cocooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocooned. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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