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1
as in to encase
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages
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2
as in to surround
to form a circle around
in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend
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3
as in to encompass
to surround or cover closely
the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view
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Recent Examples of enclose
The ellipse enclosing these locations is called an error ellipse.
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Toshi Hirabayashi, Space.com, 23 July 2025
Outside the venue, fans spotted an art installation featuring a muscular figure enclosed in a clear box — seemingly a nod to the upcoming album’s cover art.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 July 2025
Local and state police, including special-operations officers in riot gear, were lined up near a circle of protesters enclosing a handful of tents.
—Rob Wolfe, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
Wet and wind can still get in through the open sides, but there is an option to protect precious family cargo from the elements with a rear box topped by bench seating enclosed in a transparent rain shield.
—New Atlas, 18 July 2025
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Toshi Hirabayashi, Space.com, 23 July 2025
Outside the venue, fans spotted an art installation featuring a muscular figure enclosed in a clear box — seemingly a nod to the upcoming album’s cover art.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 July 2025
Local and state police, including special-operations officers in riot gear, were lined up near a circle of protesters enclosing a handful of tents.
—Rob Wolfe, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
Wet and wind can still get in through the open sides, but there is an option to protect precious family cargo from the elements with a rear box topped by bench seating enclosed in a transparent rain shield.
—New Atlas, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclose
Verb
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But barbed humor proves to be only the skin encasing Ross’s true purpose: gleaning life lessons from the deaths of loved ones, beginning in adolescence when his mother passed away from leukemia.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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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
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Jazmin Lopez's 5-year-old daughter, center, is surrounded by her big brother, Ian, and his friends walking her to class.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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With these results, scientists said, the discoveries surrounding TB treatment could help address other critical public health concerns.—
Noah Lyons,
Mercury News,
22 Aug. 2025
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Your vulva also encompasses your mons pubis, the rounded area located in front of your pubic bones where hair typically grows.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Their compound now encompasses a whopping 2.5 acres.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
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Even if, again, the episode skips over the thorny question of how exactly this group of schmoes managed to cage a pure killing machine.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Unlike staking tomatoes, which requires hands-on maintenance to continually tie the stem to the support, caging is nearly maintenance-free.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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Basinger offers insight into one of the key components of the studio’s indelible logo featuring mountaintop encircled by a ring of stars.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Beneath the surface, Denmark’s Viking fortresses encircle the land—silent, symmetrical, and stoic.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Ukraine's allies have embraced a sequence of establishing a security mechanism before next phases like territory swaps and a bilateral or trilateral meeting involving Putin and Zelenskyy, which Trump has made his public priority.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
23 Aug. 2025
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The brasserie concept also embraces a strong focus on the grill, with many standout dishes cooked on the Josper.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The South Texas Family Residential Center, one of the largest of its kind in the US, primarily houses migrant women and children.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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The huge camera module houses a moving prism to switch focal length, which looks like an engineering marvel when put to use.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Cover or wrap it loosely with a clean, dry bandage.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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The proud mom smiled as her little girl gave her a tight hug, with her arm wrapped around her neck.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Enclose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclose. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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