Thesaurus results for ENCASED

encased

verb

past tense of encase

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 At each of the crash sites, the search for the cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders – encased in orange metal, though often called black boxes – from the hijacked planes was underway. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Set on the edge of the Village of Lindos, the heavenly parcel and its glass-like waters are nearly encased by rocks with stretches of smooth sand on either side. — Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026 The Choco Taco featured light vanilla ice cream encased in a waffle cone, partially covered with milk chocolate and topped with peanuts. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 But Oliver said the contractors installed the grinder pump a month ago with its own power source encased in a locked box and didn’t provide her with a key. — Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 With six bedrooms and six full bathrooms spread across more than 9,000 square feet, the home’s three distinct structures are connected by bridges and wrapped in curved glass encased in black steel frames. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026 To ensure the integrity of the mold, only high-quality clay is used and then encased in steel sleeves designed to withstand extreme pressure. — Philipp Jenne, Fortune, 30 July 2026 Over the course of an hour, the clouds unleashed more than 7 inches of rain, swelling the river encased in the narrow canyon by a foot every three minutes. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 27 July 2026 Aside from the bands, the Ultra 2 is lighter than its predecessor, and the case is still made from durable titanium, whereas the Watch 9 is encased in aluminum. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

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In 2023, Campbell’s closed its corporate headquarters in Ballantyne, which had once housed about 1,300 corporate employees.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
An elevator ride to the fourth floor brings you to where most of the museum’s collection is housed.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of housed

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The outdoor cinema is wrapped by a rough-hewn Brutalist perimeter—half-lined with concrete cubes, the other half enclosed with planks salvaged from the boardwalk destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
The brand’s first offering is Travel Discovery Set ($135), featuring five scents enclosed in a sleek silver cigarette case, which feels substantial and heavy in the hand, like something your grandmother might have owned.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of enclosed

Verb

Lenin and Trotsky believed that their Bolshevik Revolution would succeed only when the Soviet Union was surrounded by other Communist states.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Leary said that once the riders were surrounded on the bridge, police took them into custody without incident.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrounded

Verb

Their summer window, which included signing the former Manchester United pair Millie Turner and Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund, was eye-catching.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
The group included residents as well as others who either grew up there or had family ties to the town.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of included

Verb

The birds — which were Neisen’s idea — are usually confined to the rooftop of the converted 19th-century industrial space, a surprising country quirk in the heart of the city designed by landscaping firm Brooklyn Grange.

— Tanya Fevzi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Feeling overwhelmed and anxious is not just confined to adults; kids can feel it, too.

— John Shumway, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of confined

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