Thesaurus results for ENCASING

encasing

verb

present participle of encase

as in housing

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 encasing The concrete cap of a tomb encasing radioactive fallout now has cracks, and what’s beneath can rise from the dead. —

Devika Rao, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026 The crunchy encasing pairs perfectly with the melty cheese and various fillings inside, including cheese, tinga, potato and chorizo, and raja (strips of peppers and onions). —

Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026 Pill pockets, like this top option by Greenies, mask the sight and smell of a pill by encasing it in a treat. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026 This week the arriving athletes seemed more interested in getting accustomed to their free Samsung phones and using their own gestures to direct a robotic hand behind glass to pick up a plastic ball encasing a mystery Olympic pin. —

Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026 Natural thawing eliminates damage caused by trying to remove ice encasing stems of perennials and shrubs. —

Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026 The serene pool and hot tub area is no different, decorated with native plants and nestled into the landscape; the walls encasing the pool deck are a nearly identical hue to the surrounding mountains. —

Kristine Thomason, Outside, 11 Jan. 2026 American bases built inside the ice sheet, such as Camp Century, were quickly crushed as the encasing snow deformed. —

Paul Bierman, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026 The entrance to Cap-d’Ail’s cove is as dramatic as the surrounding cliffs encasing the pebble beach. —

Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025

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Last year, the Portuguese collector Armando Martins opened MACAM, a museum housing his collection of 600 works, paired with a 64-room hotel, all set within the former Palace of the Counts of Vila Franca, in Lisbon.

— Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
The center, which sits on the same piece of land as the Collinswood Language Academy, was shut down in 2021 due to health concerns, years after it was converted into office space after previously housing the Smith Academy of International Languages.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026