encapsuled

past tense of encapsule

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for encapsuled
Verb
  • Ada’s overlapping cycles of initiation and desperation are intensely dramatic, but the movie’s hectic pace leaves each of them merely encapsulated in brief onscreen action or a few lines of dialogue, left undeveloped.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • The scene on the runway encapsulated the tumultuous diplomatic process, led by Pakistan and Qatar, that led to last week’s deal to end a war that destabilized the Middle East and damaged the world economy.
    E. Eduardo Castillo, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Recent ideas suggest that little red dots could be black holes cocooned in thick gas, possibly representing a completely new type of object called a black hole star, in which the tight shroud of gas emits light like a stellar atmosphere.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • Occupiers of apartments and houses had grown used to all these sounds, which, far from disturbing their sleep, cocooned it.
    Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • The area last week was surrounded by surveillance cameras and patrolled by National Guardsmen as lifelong resident John Cates strolled the area.
    Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Piles of meat, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes surrounded the early risers.
    CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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“Encapsuled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encapsuled. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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