as in summary
a short statement of the main points
didn't have time to read the full news article, just the encapsulation on the second page
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Recent Examples of encapsulation
The stunning Louvre museum heist earlier this week in Paris offers an uncanny encapsulation of the broader society-wide phenomenon.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In perhaps a perfect encapsulation of the Rangers’ current woes, Mika Zibanejad put himself in position to score an overtime winner and prepared to shoot, only for the puck to slide off his stick.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Those 30 seconds were the perfect encapsulation of Kuminga’s night.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Saturday’s game was the perfect encapsulation of why that’s been the case thus far.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
The image of your mother being too sleepy to enjoy the spoils of her own hard work—or to even be fully present as her children enjoyed those spoils—struck me as such a succinct encapsulation of her sacrifice and her heroism, as well as their drawbacks.
—G'ra Asim
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
These standards encompass digital signatures for authentication and key-encapsulation mechanisms for secure communication channels.
—Antonio Sanchez, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In perhaps a perfect encapsulation of the Rangers’ current woes, Mika Zibanejad put himself in position to score an overtime winner and prepared to shoot, only for the puck to slide off his stick.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Those 30 seconds were the perfect encapsulation of Kuminga’s night.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Saturday’s game was the perfect encapsulation of why that’s been the case thus far.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
The image of your mother being too sleepy to enjoy the spoils of her own hard work—or to even be fully present as her children enjoyed those spoils—struck me as such a succinct encapsulation of her sacrifice and her heroism, as well as their drawbacks.
—G'ra Asim
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
These standards encompass digital signatures for authentication and key-encapsulation mechanisms for secure communication channels.
—Antonio Sanchez, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encapsulation
Noun
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Residents were initially given a two-page summary.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The final sequence was a perfect summary of the Horned Frogs’ weaknesses, as an improved defense struggled yet again to get off the field on crucial downs.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement But that’s the outline.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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According to Jin, the project is currently in the scene outline stage.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Encapsulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encapsulation. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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