encrusted

variants also incrusted
past tense of encrust
as in smeared
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 The band also appears to be diamond-encrusted. Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 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 Beyoncé gave husband Jay-Z a $5 million Hublot Big Bang watch encrusted with nearly 1,300 diamonds on his 43rd birthday. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025 In the living room, wall panels composed of plaster, wood, and resin are encrusted with plexiglass and semiprecious stones. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025 Opt for one encrusted with diamonds. Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2025 The eggs were crafted from gold or silver and encrusted with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and other precious stones. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 Edward Herman from the Cook Islands' Seabed Minerals Authority holding polymetallic nodules, misshapen black globes encrusted with cobalt, nickel, manganese and other coveted metals, on June 12, 2025. Hugh Cameron john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrusted
Verb
  • The recklessness of Netanyahu's government has smeared on Israel's face a stain that will be difficult to erase even with a generation's effort.
    Ehud Barak, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Blood was smeared on the exterior and interior of the house, and police found Hartley's glasses and one shoe left behind.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Something crusted their corners shut.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When you’ve been outscored 69-9 in the first halves and by 76 points overall in the previous three games after losing Joe Burrow for three months, every decision comes caked in desperation.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The business ends of her tools are scrupulously clean, but the pale, slightly discoloured wooden handles have bits of old clay caked to them.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The issues below aren’t covered by the current cease-fire deal, and could be sticking points in future negotiations.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And Georgia's pass defense hasn’t covered well since the 2023 national championship season.
    Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Encrusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrusted. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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