cocooned

past tense of cocoon

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cocooned Phenomenal energy, and the world outside, cocooned behind high-grade drywall. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Only guests in the larger rooms gain access to the rooftop, with its heated pool, and the Vault bar, arguably the highlight of the whole affair, cocooned among 3,000 gleaming safe deposit boxes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026 Recent ideas suggest that little red dots could be black holes cocooned in thick gas, possibly representing a completely new type of object called a black hole star, in which the tight shroud of gas emits light like a stellar atmosphere. — Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026 Occupiers of apartments and houses had grown used to all these sounds, which, far from disturbing their sleep, cocooned it. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026 But others enjoy seeing drivers add personality into a sport where emotion is often hard to spot during on-track sessions, because the drivers are cocooned in safety equipment for their own good. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 22 May 2026 The Spa After a day of sightseeing, guests can retreat to the hushed, subterranean spa, with a Finnish sauna, hammam, and an intimate pool area cocooned under a curving ceiling. — Alia Akkam, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026 The inward-looking nature of the melancholy Dane — conflicted and cocooned in his thoughts, paralyzed by his own intelligence, while the world constantly reflects back to him his own psychological predicament — feels oddly suited for our solipsistic times. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026 In the video, the dachshund is shown completely wrapped inside the sleeve of a dressing gown, his long and short body tightly cocooned as his owner frantically but gently rolls the fabric to release him. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocooned
Verb
  • The principal actors came onboard, and the $45 million production began that July and had wrapped by September 2025.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Although his tour wrapped in early 2016, the band never pulled together a summer jaunt.
    — Leena Tailor, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Plastic sheeting would’ve soon enveloped the Braves’ clubhouse.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • While the Saint Laurent spring 2027 show had attendees enveloped in gold, the metallic hue was not the only shimmering moment at what some are calling Anthony Vaccarello’s final show for the French luxury fashion house.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • However, for many designers, the pitching and publication process often feels shrouded in secrecy.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Sep. 2026
  • One of Eagle's concerns is that the proposals are shrouded in secrecy.
    — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In home gardens, small orchards, and organic operations, individual developing apples can be enclosed in protective bags that prevent female flies from reaching the fruit and laying eggs.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Samson says the wings, tail and propeller are now fully enclosed inside the vehicle during driving mode.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Chiuri’s runway was encased by a reflective glass structure, which some observers presumed was a device to prevent protester interventions.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The team anticipated this when preparing for put the quantum computer in space and encased the device in centimeter-thick, aerospace-grade aluminum.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Cocooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocooned. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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