as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls
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Recent Examples of encased
This treat is just the right size — a huge, juicy strawberry encased in red bean paste and then an outer shell of mochi.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Most bathrooms come with showers encased in rounded Crittal-style glass.
—Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
His entire right foot encased in ice, Foster bunny-hopped onto the dais, hobbling from ice foot to sneakered foot, to his seat.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The primary suite is the crown jewel of the space—encased in a wall of glass that welcomes natural light at every angle from the living room just below.
—Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
From a distance, the structures today resemble rows of high-rise apartments encased in steel.
—Yusuke Maekawa, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
The membrane, which wraps around the battery like a skin, is a composite material comprising lithium chloride (LiCl), graphene oxide (GO), and active carbon fiber (ACF), all encased in a porous PTFE membrane and supported by a copper frame.
—Etiido Uko
march 04, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
With time, the best embryologists develop an almost innate ability to recognize abnormalities in these tiny multi-celled organisms encased in fluid.
—Phineas Rueckert, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2026
Candidates need to be officially certified to borrow any Lunar and Meteorite Sample Disks encased in Lucite plastic, and retain a copy of their certification form that was legally signed by a NASA Authorized Sample Certifier.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2026
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Most bathrooms come with showers encased in rounded Crittal-style glass.
—Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
His entire right foot encased in ice, Foster bunny-hopped onto the dais, hobbling from ice foot to sneakered foot, to his seat.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The primary suite is the crown jewel of the space—encased in a wall of glass that welcomes natural light at every angle from the living room just below.
—Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
From a distance, the structures today resemble rows of high-rise apartments encased in steel.
—Yusuke Maekawa, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
The membrane, which wraps around the battery like a skin, is a composite material comprising lithium chloride (LiCl), graphene oxide (GO), and active carbon fiber (ACF), all encased in a porous PTFE membrane and supported by a copper frame.
—Etiido Uko
march 04, New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026
With time, the best embryologists develop an almost innate ability to recognize abnormalities in these tiny multi-celled organisms encased in fluid.
—Phineas Rueckert, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2026
Candidates need to be officially certified to borrow any Lunar and Meteorite Sample Disks encased in Lucite plastic, and retain a copy of their certification form that was legally signed by a NASA Authorized Sample Certifier.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encased
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Ahmad Lahham, 48, waved the yellow Hezbollah flag standing on a mountain of rubble that used to be his apartment building, which had also housed a branch of Hezbollah’s financial arm, Al-Qard Al-Hassan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The National Quantum Algorithm Center is temporarily housed at Hyde Park Labs, a commercial science and tech hub affiliated with the University of Chicago, with plans to move to the quantum park when it is built out.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Dozens of them are travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the experiment, enclosed in petri dishes inside a pod that measures 4 by 4 by 12 inches (10 by 10 by 30 centimeters).—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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This control was reflected in the layout of the site, in which workshop areas–identified by furnaces and bronze artifacts—were enclosed by earthen walls and moats, suggesting oversight and protection.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Where the hill of Fiesole begins to climb, but still in Florence, that’s where the quiet idyll of Il Salviatino begins, a 15th-century villa surrounded by a 13-acre park just 10 minutes away from the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) and a 25-minute ride from the airport.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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If your lawn is surrounded by weeds, gophers may be attracted to the area, dining on the roots of the weeds on the way to your lawn.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
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Those attending court included representatives of those involved in past fundraising and members of the National People’s Congress, the country’s legislative body.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Last year’s inductees included Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden and The White Stripes.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors wanted Gaff confined indefinitely under a new state law targeting violent rapists and child molesters who had finished their prison terms but were deemed likely to reoffend.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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But while some observers assumed the immediate pain would be confined to agricultural producers or states heavily reliant on international supply chains, the shock proved far more widespread.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Encased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encased. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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