embosomed

verb

past tense of embosom
as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely a villa that has been embosomed by the verdant hills of northern Italy for three centuries

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  1. wrapped
  2. shrouded
  3. enveloped
  4. enclosed
  5. encased
Verb
  • Willmore drove it to the farm and wrapped its legs with wire, preparing it for hanging.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • The Yes tour wrapped a month later with a gig in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that marked keyboardist Patrick Moraz’s final show in the band.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
Definition of wrapped
Verb
  • Parts of the Northeast and Midwest were shrouded in smoky, hazy skies on Thursday, while also grappling with record-high temperatures.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 17 July 2026
  • From the outside, a room with floor-to-ceiling bow windows is shrouded in rainbow tinsel.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Definition of shrouded
Verb
  • Chicago experienced some of the country’s worst air quality on Thursday and is still enveloped in a cloud of smoke.
    — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Ex-property manager arrested Criminal allegations even enveloped management at The Club.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of enveloped
Verb
  • The three-level boat’s main deck and lower deck were both enclosed, according to Toczko.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Snow rooms, enclosed caverns of ice and snow, sometimes incorporating gently falling flakes, are the latest at-home flex for some of the world’s wealthiest, according to the New York Times.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
Definition of enclosed
Verb
  • Grain silos at the ports are being encased in anti-drone grids.
    — Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026
  • Lillard slept in the iron lung cylinder that encased her body as the air pressure in the chamber forced air in and out of her lungs.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of encased
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