as in to encapsulate
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Decades later, the picture remains evocative, encapsulating the idealized mystique of everything a rock & roll session is supposed to look like.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025 -
When President Donald Trump went to Charlevoix, Canada, in 2018 for a meeting of the world’s wealthiest nations, the visit was encapsulated by one photo.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
16 June 2025
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We are cocooned in the idyllic uneventfulness of an upstate New York park.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
10 June 2025
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This creates a cocooning effect that’s both dramatic and cozy.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2025
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This week, the weather in New York City—and many surrounding regions—could only be described as one visceral word: sauna.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
24 June 2025
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Seven-year-old Zeina roams the hills that surround her village on a rusty bike.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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As of Wednesday evening, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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These are classic Quad features have been updated and authentically engineered, and work alongside a larger rotary control for the analog volume stage and is encircled with orange LEDs to show the current volume level.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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“Encyst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encyst. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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