as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
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Recent Examples of encapsulate
The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.
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Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
However, mold that has essentially taken root into the surface may require a more aggressive approach, such as removing the affected drywall or wood and using mold encapsulate coatings on surrounding surfaces, according to Pace.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Those words perfectly encapsulate the intern experience.
—Chris Perry, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
My book discussion this week will be 1873 by Liaquat Ahamed, an economic history of the crisis of that year, the financial crisis of that year, and of the long deflation that followed and that helped to doom the Reconstruction hopes that are encapsulated in the Fourteenth Amendment.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
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Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
However, mold that has essentially taken root into the surface may require a more aggressive approach, such as removing the affected drywall or wood and using mold encapsulate coatings on surrounding surfaces, according to Pace.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Those words perfectly encapsulate the intern experience.
—Chris Perry, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
My book discussion this week will be 1873 by Liaquat Ahamed, an economic history of the crisis of that year, the financial crisis of that year, and of the long deflation that followed and that helped to doom the Reconstruction hopes that are encapsulated in the Fourteenth Amendment.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encapsulate
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Could the model summarize a contract, answer a customer, support an analyst or a clinician?—
Najwa Aaraj,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
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Ultimately, the entire discipline of artificial intelligence can be summarized as the effort to recreate the intelligence of human brains in silicon machines.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
Verb
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The state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection division of forestry has outlined a new forest management plan for the 3,735-acre state forest.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2026
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Following his first meeting at the helm Wednesday, Warsh outlined the plan — a sprawling, ambitious endeavor entailing five task forces that will utilize resources and experts within the Fed and from the outside.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
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“Encapsulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encapsulate. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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