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also inclose
1
as in to house
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 wrap
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
Yet the wife sends us cards for every holiday, our birthdays and at Christmas, many times with gift cards enclosed.
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R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
This likely can’t be done before the embryo is in place, as simply pumping more material into the yolk would likely cause the membrane enclosing it to burst.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Each cottage and house is different; some are open-fronted with uninterrupted river views, while others are more enclosed with private gardens and plunge pools.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
For the runner housing, which encloses the turbine, the team 3D printed a mold and then cast the final component in fiberglass.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
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R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
This likely can’t be done before the embryo is in place, as simply pumping more material into the yolk would likely cause the membrane enclosing it to burst.
—ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Each cottage and house is different; some are open-fronted with uninterrupted river views, while others are more enclosed with private gardens and plunge pools.
—Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
For the runner housing, which encloses the turbine, the team 3D printed a mold and then cast the final component in fiberglass.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclose
Verb
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All ages have plenty to keep themselves busy within the mammoth recreation centre, which houses the gym and aerial yoga studio, as well as the multi-room kid’s club.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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In Return to Grace, players take on the role of a future archaeologist who lands on a frozen alien planet to investigate a giant station that houses the godlike AI entity called Grace.—
Keith Langston,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant have long kept details surrounding the creative aspect of their relationship private, until now.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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The conflict and uncertainty surrounding it have continued to ripple through energy markets, with Exxon delivering a warning Thursday that oil inventories are on track to reach dangerously low levels in the coming weeks, forcing prices to spike and curbing demand.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Verb
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She was wrapped in a blanket in her favorite chair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The rooms Each of the 40 villas and suites are bright and airy with high ceilings, some with wide-frame views out to the lapping blue sea, others wrapped in a tropical garden.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The Chandelier bar, with its three layers of bars encased in crystals, is still one of the most recognizable cocktail settings in town; Vesper and Ghost Donkey add very different but equally scene-y moods just steps away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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This undated microscope image from USC via the NIH shows pancreatic cancer cells, nuclei in blue, growing as a sphere encased in membranes, red.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Her daughter, Soraya, had taken refuge there with her three children, Christina, Charbel, and Elias, after fleeing Debl, a Christian border village now encircled by Israeli troops.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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The feeder includes four feeding ports and is encircled by a perch if your backyard birds are in need of rest between sips.—
Brittany VanDerBill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2026
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This is combined with Dolby Atmos, which envelopes you in detailed and precise positional audio.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Still, Henry’s late-season surge was not enough to get the Ravens into the playoffs and prevent the seismic change that enveloped the organization about 36 hours into the offseason when 18-year head coach John Harbaugh was fired.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Residents are also encouraged to keep pets confined to their property and remove outdoor food sources that may attract wildlife.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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To help, the couple set up a small fence around their patio so the quads can have space to play outside, keeping the chaos (somewhat) confined.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Everything is shrouded in secrecy or glossed over via bureaucratic jargon.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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Kris decides to visit the movie’s original star, Billy Presley, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery who lives in the campgrounds where early iterations of the franchise were shot.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 May 2026
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“Enclose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclose. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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