embowered

verb

past tense of embower
as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely over the years grapevines have completely embowered the summerhouse in the garden

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embowered
  1. wrapped
  2. shrouded
  3. enveloped
  4. enclosed
  5. encased
Verb
  • In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Getty Images for Cannes Lions A week after Cannes Lions wrapped, most of the industry is back at their desks and the dust has settled enough to see what actually mattered versus what was just noise on the Croisette.
    — Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of wrapped
Verb
  • Earlier footage shows fires were burning on multiple floors and the building shrouded in thick, black smoke.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • And the strikes’ legal justification, which has been shrouded in secrecy, is now being tested in federal court.
    — Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 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
  • 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
  • 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.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of encased
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“Embowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embowered. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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