encrusted

variants also incrusted
past tense of encrust
as in crusted
to cover with a hardened layer refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills

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Recent Examples of encrusted Surprise her with something brilliant and diamond-encrusted from the online fine jewelry retailer James Allen. Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025 The bottom had been stripped clean of mussels at the end of the summer, but by October was again completely encrusted. Calmatters, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025 Seeking higher and drier ground, the windsurfer noticed a hard hat encrusted with barnacles. Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025 Thousands of onlookers gathered in the streets outside the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills as Taylor—then just 18 and ravishing in yards of white satin encrusted with seed pearls—raced to the ceremony. Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025 Despite several missteps ‒ including dropping a diamond and emerald-encrusted gold crown on their way out, leaving behind forensic evidence and being caught on security footage ‒ the robbers and the jewels still haven't been found. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025 Among the royal gems that were pinched is a necklace, with eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, and the crown of Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, encrusted with nearly 2,000 diamonds and 212 pearls. Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025 Decorated with eight golden eagles and encrusted with 1,354 diamonds, 1,136 rose-cut diamonds, and 56 emeralds, it was found broken near the museum. News Desk, Artforum, 20 Oct. 2025 Pictures show divers shining lights inside the wreckage of the ship, which was encrusted with algae and thick marine growth. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrusted
Verb
  • Something crusted their corners shut.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Trudeau wrapped his other arm around Hadrien, who had smeared fake blood on the side of his face.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • For two hours, the inmate remained on the ground with blood smeared on his forehead and pooling on the ground near his head, according to prosecutors.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each branch is fully coated for a realistic look of snow, and shoppers say the flocking won’t shed throughout the season.
    Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Drizzle salad with 1/4 cup of the Dressing and toss again until evenly coated.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
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  • Her hands and feet were caked with so much dirt that hospital personnel had to scrape it off of her body, Dente testified.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Formerly white lines, long ago stenciled by proudcrafters, currently caked and crusted;still gridded for Corollas, Minis and Civics.
    Leslie Simon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
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  • Later that day, the parents of other dancers and talent-show participants complained that my afro had covered up their kids on-screen.
    Questlove, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The designer, known for his sustainable approach to fashion, made the Mudac’s modernist building pop with a selection of his exuberant beaded creations, and covered an entire room in recycled colored plastic balls in a preview of his upcoming venture into interior design.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Encrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrusted. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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