variants
also inclosure
as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
a fenced-in enclosure where the sheep are allowed to graze unattended
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Recent Examples of enclosure
Back to the wild for young owls Following a visit to the Maitland facility to see the new owl enclosure, I was invited to help release three juvenile eastern screech owls back into the wild.
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
The pair now occupies a custom 10,000-square-foot enclosure featuring a climbing structure and a swimming pond at the historic wildlife sanctuary.
—Joe Cavaretta, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Westside Square, which opened in 2022, also featured live entertainment and its space was distinctive for its enclosure fashioned out of repurposed windows.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
That fear of enclosure is palpable even today.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 10 June 2026
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
The pair now occupies a custom 10,000-square-foot enclosure featuring a climbing structure and a swimming pond at the historic wildlife sanctuary.
—Joe Cavaretta, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
Westside Square, which opened in 2022, also featured live entertainment and its space was distinctive for its enclosure fashioned out of repurposed windows.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
That fear of enclosure is palpable even today.
—Pablo Larios, Artforum, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclosure
Noun
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After the Forum, head for the library, which is pocket-size, adorable, off the main courtyard.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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From what archaeologists gathered, the Roman villa garden featured a flowerbed enclosed in a courtyard with rows of packed ceramic pots, as per Ancient Origins.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The layout transitions to a formal dining room with a chic chandelier and French doors spilling out to a patio.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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The building has a full-time counselor who holds group and individual therapy sessions about three or four times a day, plus a dining hall, and an upstairs smoking patio.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
Noun
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His backyard is located but a few hundred yards south of the airfield.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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While his yards per catch went up from 2024 to 2025, the 76 receptions were the lowest total since 2015, essentially his first full season as a starter in Kansas City.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Noun
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This spring, across the nation’s auditoriums and quadrangles, members of the class of 2026 took their seats to receive remarks from distinguished guests.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The bedroom, on a corner of the building, was the shape of an irregular quadrangle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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“Enclosure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclosure. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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