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 last decade of research has demonstrated that the answer is micro-encapsulation of bacterial spores and nutrients in a protective vehicle (similar to a drug delivery capsule) until needed.
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the best encapsulation of that is Masters' second gold medal of these Games, in the women's cross-country sprint race.
—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
Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Perhaps the best encapsulation of that is Masters' second gold medal of these Games, in the women's cross-country sprint race.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encapsulation
Noun
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A student who had asked AI for a chapter summary instead of reading the chapter might get the broad strokes, but there is a strong chance that the one specific detail the quiz will ask about did not make it into the summary, Buck said.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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The class action suit against Google, filed last week by a plaintiff with the pseudonym Jane Doe, alleged that the company's AI Mode created its own summaries and links, exposing Epstein victims' personal identifying information (PII), including names, phone numbers and email addresses.—
Jennifer Elias,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And then in 1844 came Robert Chambers’s best-selling proto-Darwinist Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, which sketched a plausible outline of biological evolution.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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After missing multiple deadlines set by federal officials in recent months to, at least, create outlines of an agreement, the two sides are hiring more lawyers in case the dispute goes to court.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Encapsulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encapsulation. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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