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also inclosed
1
as in housed
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 surrounded
to form a circle around
in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend
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as in wrapped
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 enclosed
Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
Ferretti says this important innovation creates a semi-enclosed environment, giving seafarers more privacy than before.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025
Omar Kardoudi
april 20, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
However, under the aforementioned definitions, only mowed grass areas which are enclosed and inaccessible to residents appear to be nonfunctional turf.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
All the research on this question had been done in small, enclosed spaces.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2026
Ferretti says this important innovation creates a semi-enclosed environment, giving seafarers more privacy than before.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
These systems already exist elsewhere in cycling, on cargo bikes, enclosed urban vehicles, and experimental platforms.
—Omar Kardoudi
april 20, New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
However, under the aforementioned definitions, only mowed grass areas which are enclosed and inaccessible to residents appear to be nonfunctional turf.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclosed
Adjective
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On the third floor but with a caged view of the sky.—
Jeremy O. Harris,
Vanity Fair,
1 Apr. 2026
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The caged bird sings with a fearful trillof things unknown but longed for stilland his tune is heard on the distant hillfor the caged bird sings of freedom.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Quarterly commentary The changing fortunes of the refrigeration business — housed within its Climate & Sustainability Technologies segment — are indicative of what makes the Dover story easier to get behind now.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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This version of the global format housed the contestants together.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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He was surrounded by numerous family and Braves alumni during the ceremony, which was relocated from the field to the Milner Technology Conference Center due to rain.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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The department said on X that the incident occurred early Saturday when LAPD officers were trying to clear debris from the road and were surrounded by protesters.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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In photos from that night, a museum guard is seen handcuffed in the basement, his head wrapped in duct tape.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Researchers recently identified food DNA on the Shroud of Turin — a finding that suggests the burial cloth believed to have wrapped Jesus Christ may have been contaminated over time.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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This treat is just the right size — a huge, juicy strawberry encased in red bean paste and then an outer shell of mochi.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Most bathrooms come with showers encased in rounded Crittal-style glass.—
Travis Levius,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
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The country's National News Agency reported airstrikes and artillery shelling throughout southern Lebanon on Wednesday, including near Bint Jbeil, where Israeli forces have encircled Hezbollah fighters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The country’s National News Agency reported airstrikes and artillery shelling throughout southern Lebanon on Wednesday, include near Bint Jbeil, where Israeli forces have encircled fighters with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.—
Samy Magdy,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The pastry clung to a thin layer of aspic that enveloped a filing of pork shoulder and fat, bacon, chicken liver, veal sweetbreads, and button, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Creation of a legendary company amid tumult Plenty of drama enveloped the run-up to the creation of General Electric in 1892.—
Michael Kilian,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Yenisey Taboada’s small apartment in Havana is filled with photos of her imprisoned son, Duannis Tabaoda.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the play’s penultimate scene — one of the most gorgeous, daring and breathless in American theater, and all taking place in an imprisoned Gallimard’s imagination — Song strips for Gallimard, trying to force him to confront the truth.—
Theater Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Enclosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclosed. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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