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
Perhaps the best encapsulation of that is Masters' second gold medal of these Games, in the women's cross-country sprint race.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Taxes Perhaps the clearest legal encapsulation of where prediction markets stand is in how they are taxed.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
As the Bulls weigh this dynamic, Tuesday’s game was a fitting encapsulation of the franchise’s present and future.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
This saga is almost a perfect encapsulation of the administration, which somehow manages to be both malevolent and incompetent, highly disorganized while still doing a lot of damage.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
And concerns that are specific to ingestibles, including the biocompatibility of materials, reliable encapsulation of electronics, and safe battery operation, all demand rigorous testing before clinical use.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
This is just a perfect encapsulation of this moment, right?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
By Jason Mackey Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PALM BEACH GARDENS — The pop of a catcher’s mitt mixed with saws screeching and hammers pounding provides an appropriate soundtrack inside Paul Skenes’ offseason workout facility, a baseball-lover’s paradise and an encapsulation of his unique personality.
—Tribune News Service, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
This passage is a wonderful encapsulation of childhood curiosity, the rush that comes with discovering clues to existence everywhere around you, invisible sources in the air.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
Taxes Perhaps the clearest legal encapsulation of where prediction markets stand is in how they are taxed.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
As the Bulls weigh this dynamic, Tuesday’s game was a fitting encapsulation of the franchise’s present and future.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
This saga is almost a perfect encapsulation of the administration, which somehow manages to be both malevolent and incompetent, highly disorganized while still doing a lot of damage.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
And concerns that are specific to ingestibles, including the biocompatibility of materials, reliable encapsulation of electronics, and safe battery operation, all demand rigorous testing before clinical use.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
This is just a perfect encapsulation of this moment, right?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
By Jason Mackey Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PALM BEACH GARDENS — The pop of a catcher’s mitt mixed with saws screeching and hammers pounding provides an appropriate soundtrack inside Paul Skenes’ offseason workout facility, a baseball-lover’s paradise and an encapsulation of his unique personality.
—Tribune News Service, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
This passage is a wonderful encapsulation of childhood curiosity, the rush that comes with discovering clues to existence everywhere around you, invisible sources in the air.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encapsulation
Noun
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The group meets bimonthly with police leadership, can receive timely information after critical incidents and is expected to publish a public summary report after its first year.—
Tori Mason,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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For one, the AI system undergoing the test should not have access to summaries of its own hardware specification or tools that can reveal it.—
Dimitris Tsementzis,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As in Curb, the actors worked off an outline with lots of improvisation.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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One Battle After Another is based very loosely on the basic outline, and some of the less-surreal elements, of Thomas Pynchon’s wacko novel Vineland.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Encapsulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encapsulation. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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