encasing

present participle of encase

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of encasing The window encasing the passenger compartment is perhaps the most striking aspect, and, if the car is ever built, will have an interesting windshield wiper setup. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025 For instance, fusion doesn’t require all the expensive, nuclear-grade concrete that creates a protective dome encasing traditional nuclear radiation. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025 The film centered on the Environmental Protection Agency encasing the Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield in a dome after Homer taints the area’s water supply. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025 The silky gel gets along with every curl type (our testers ranged from 2A to 3C), encasing spirals of all patterns in a pliable cast that helps keep them buoyant. Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025 The open air feeling inside Palm Tree Club KC revolves around a blue fusion quartzite bar encasing a wavy bar-to-ceiling backbar acting as the spiral centerpiece for the entire space. Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 All around her, linen, encasing her, like a caul. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025 This procedure resulted in the formation of a fine powder consisting of microscopic particles – each microparticle in turn consisted of a smooth MoNi shell encasing a protein core. New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025 Freeman tied on an apron, unfurled an olive-green wrap encasing his chef’s knife and set up behind a metal counter facing the empty dining room. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encasing
Verb
  • Beneath the elevated structures lies the operational core of the winery, housing its fermentation and storage facilities.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The latter effort responds to the most acute aspect of California’s shortage — housing the nearly 35% of Californians who are living in poverty or near-poverty, mostly due to housing costs that are among the nation’s highest.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Two hundred years later, Slott preserved the historic facade while enclosing the rear of the home in glass to overlook the waterfall that once powered the mill.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In 2004, Rader resumed sending letters, including one to The Wichita Eagle, enclosing Wegerle’s drivers license and photos of the crime scene.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sam's Throne Campground and surrounding public areas will remain closed to ensure public safety while the search and monitoring operations continue, according to the release.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Because of this, a close look at the play and the scholarship surrounding it can help make clear the stakes of due process.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Choose from nine colors, including black, khaki, and purple.
    Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The late-afternoon delivers several exciting matchups, including Colts-Chargers and Commanders-Cowboys.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Here in California, voters approved Proposition 12 in 2018 to set more humane standards for confining farm animals.
    Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Forcing them out means confining most of Gaza's population to overcrowded encampments along the coast further south lacking food, medical supplies and space.
    Steven Scheer, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Neroli and ambrox, a type of musk that’s found in many popular perfumes for women as well, round the edges of the fragrance and give it a creamy, enveloping suppleness that’s hard to find in most fresh scents.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Amoedo and Martí also displayed on the enveloping 180-degree LED screen a series of Madrid cityscapes from dusk, warm sunlight still caught on occasional buildings, to night, cars trawling down its central Paseo de la Castellana.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Encasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encasing. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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