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encyst

verb

Definition of encyst

as in to encapsulate

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Her shrunken two-piece skirt suit—the jacket cropped to reveal her abs, the skirt extra-mini—perfectly encapsulated the cartoonish silhouette that Barbie so often rocks.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
The formula uses encapsulated retinal to help smooth and support collagen over time, paired with kangaroo paw flower extract, a plant ingredient known for helping improve the look of elasticity and firmness.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of encapsulate

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The plan is to armor the place with sandbags until more thorough repairs can be completed.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Workers have been frantically building an emergency revetment — placing rocks on the coast to armor the shoreline against the waves — to shore up the roadway, located on a narrow strip of coastline pinched between the ocean and a cliff.

— Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of armor

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It's known for its exceptionally blue waters and the dusky pink clay rock formations that cocoon it.

— Callie Thorpe, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
On Earth, reactors are cocooned inside containment structures, which would be extremely expensive and technically challenging to build on the moon.

— Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of cocoon

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Sánchez, while a popular progressive leader internationally, has been surrounded by a series of legal cases against his Socialist party and even his family, which all deny any wrongdoing.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Part of Tremors’ charm was its large bar surrounded by memorabilia, including a vintage exercise bike.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of surround

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Earlier, the Houthis seized several villages and areas on Taiz's outskirts, paving the way for the rebels to encircle Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city.

— AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
On Sunday, the group effectively encircled the key city of Taiz after cutting the main supply route linking it to the interim government capital of Aden.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of encircle

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