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as in encases
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages
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as in surrounds
to form a circle around
in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend
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as in envelops
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 encloses
Sitting unassumingly on a city plaza, the spruce structure encloses a windowless cylinder of silence.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
The chicken embryo is embedded in the membrane that encloses the yolk, and the tension on the membrane provided by the yolk is needed for the embryo to develop properly.
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ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
For the runner housing, which encloses the turbine, the team 3D printed a mold and then cast the final component in fiberglass.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
This process continues for decades until eventually, one day, immune mediators rupture the cap that encloses the plaque.
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Mary J. Scourboutakos,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 June 2026
The chicken embryo is embedded in the membrane that encloses the yolk, and the tension on the membrane provided by the yolk is needed for the embryo to develop properly.
—
ArsTechnica,
20 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
This process continues for decades until eventually, one day, immune mediators rupture the cap that encloses the plaque.
—
Mary J. Scourboutakos,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encloses
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The plastic that encases laundry pods dissolves and rinses out with the excess water.
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The faux hair encases her locs, allowing the blonde to be the focal point of the look.
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To me, football is the game; fútbol is everything that surrounds it—the culture, community, and connections that come with it.
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Authorities agreed to do something, said Spencer, whose farmland surrounds the crossing.
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An extraordinary tiredness envelops my bones, rendering my senses into mush.
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Spray paint hisses and music envelops Amsterdam Avenue as Knicks colors cover the sidewalk.
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Unlike other watering systems, the IrriSense 2 houses its controller, sprinkler, electric valve, and nutrient feeder in a single device, controlled via an app on your phone.
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The former seminary's crypt now houses the Wine Grotto.
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In the center of Washington Park is a lagoon, which once weaved in a crescent shape around a peninsula in a configuration that annoyed boaters, but now encircles a central island called Bynum Island.
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The Chicago Outerbelt, a 210-mile trail that encircles the city, intrigued our copy editor.
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The mural that wraps around the room depicts the colorful life of the bar’s namesake, Arabella Huntington, the second wife of railroad magnate Collis Potter Huntington, and the cocktails in the drinks menu are playfully written as fictional entries in Arabella’s diary.
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Still, there’s something fitting about a trans teen comedy released in 2026 that wraps things up too soon.
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So far, there is no indication that his departure includes a settlement agreement.
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The offering includes binary option contracts based on the Mini-S&P 500 Index, the company said in a press release on Tuesday.
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Secrecy shrouds the guest list, although photos of John Legend and the Beckhams at Argentaia have popped on social media.
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This ornament, situating them as something between a throw pillow and a hand muff, shrouds the thick-boned fore- and hindquarters that give them a characteristic rolling gait.
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“Encloses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encloses. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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