as in sheaths
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
an encasement of several inches of silt had helped to preserve the sunken remains of the historic ship
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Recent Examples of encasements
Featured in this article What’s more, hotel pillows often have other special features, including down-proof encasements (meaning feathers won’t poke through the cover over time).
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
To prevent infestations from worsening while waiting for professional treatment, Carpenter recommends using box spring encasements and installing interceptor traps.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
The pest control company must utilize a multi-pronged approach, which may include bed bug monitoring devices, mattress encasements, steaming, vacuuming, and insecticide applications in the form of sprays, aerosols, insecticidal dusts, and desiccant dusts, says Miller.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
Using mattress encasements designed for bedbugs.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
To prevent infestations from worsening while waiting for professional treatment, Carpenter recommends using box spring encasements and installing interceptor traps.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 16 Feb. 2026
The pest control company must utilize a multi-pronged approach, which may include bed bug monitoring devices, mattress encasements, steaming, vacuuming, and insecticide applications in the form of sprays, aerosols, insecticidal dusts, and desiccant dusts, says Miller.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
Using mattress encasements designed for bedbugs.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encasements
Noun
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Opt for bigger hanging bulbs, discrete flickers, or even hanging sheaths.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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The payload was designed to test a hypersonic navigation system capable of accurately identifying spacecraft position, even when communications are blocked by intense plasma sheaths during hypersonic flight.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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Investigators found two shell casings matching those found at the crime scene in the car’s cupholder.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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Police found 18 casings inside, 11 outside.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite layering and wearing protective head coverings, the director repeatedly suffered sunstroke.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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The postponement is due to significant moisture damage found in the foundation, floors, roof coverings and exterior walls which comprise the building’s shell, as well as microbial contamination found elsewhere in the structure.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
24 Apr. 2026
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The sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Traditional outdoor TVs, with thick bezels and industrial housings, often disrupt that balance, becoming visual anchors rather than complements.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Encasements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encasements. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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