cocooned

past tense of cocoon

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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
  • La Llorona first appeared in a scare zone at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2010 and has reappeared over the years, including as part of the Monstruous house trilogy that wrapped last year.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Summer squash stuffed pasta at BoccaLupo House-made, delicate parcels of pasta are stuffed with tender summer squash, tasting nostalgically like a Southern squash casserole, all wrapped into a single bite.
    Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • After driving to the 1-yard line, Sean McVay called a quarterback sneak, one that ended with Stafford being enveloped in an avalanche of bodies, including Warner’s.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Earth is enveloped by an atmosphere that consists of about 78 percent nitrogen gas (N2).
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The last decade of Yayoi Kusama’s life is shrouded in mystery, given the artist’s increasing isolation and poor health.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For a different kind of natural wonder, make your way southeast to Elche, an inland city shrouded by Europe’s largest palm grove.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The outdoor cinema is wrapped by a rough-hewn Brutalist perimeter—half-lined with concrete cubes, the other half enclosed with planks salvaged from the boardwalk destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The brand’s first offering is Travel Discovery Set ($135), featuring five scents enclosed in a sleek silver cigarette case, which feels substantial and heavy in the hand, like something your grandmother might have owned.
    Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Rescue efforts have focused on the various hydropower projects dotted along the Trishuli River where hundreds of workers are trapped after last week’s flash floods encased the facilities in mud.
    Kosh Raj Koirala, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The Choco Taco featured light vanilla ice cream encased in a waffle cone, partially covered with milk chocolate and topped with peanuts.
    Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Cocooned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocooned. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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