encrusts

variants also incrusts
present tense third-person singular of encrust
as in smears
to cover with a hardened layer refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills

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Recent Examples of encrusts These crustaceans, worms, fish, and others keep their home clean by grazing on the algae that encrusts seagrass leaves. David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
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Verb
  • This chilling, starkly beautiful ambient piece draws Nebraska’s marginal whispers to the forefront and smears them across the picture plane.
    Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The five pieces offer, in turn, biomorphic hints of de Kooning, the ragged shapes of Clyfford Still, the bold geometries of Ellsworth Kelly, the paint smears of Gerhard Richter, and something that looks like toothpaste squeezed onto an orange peel.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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  • The ranch flavor is prominent and generously coats your fingers (in the best way).
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • Then there’s the gorgeous pink dust that lightly coats each chip.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
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  • The kids aren’t going to remember that mom made the birthday cakes herself.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
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  • The campus includes a towering museum that covers the political and personal realms of the nation’s first Black president and first lady, while public spaces include a branch of the Chicago Public Library, a playground and athletic center, basketball courts and a picnic area with grills.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • The weather service office in Lincoln, which covers central Illinois, said Thursday that several tornadoes were reported with wind gusts up to 80 mph, as well as hail up to 3 inches in diameter.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

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“Encrusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrusts. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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