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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
darkness began to enfold the lonely house on the hill
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as in to hug
to put one's arms around and press tightly
the winner enfolded the huge bouquet of roses in her arms and thanked the judges
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Recent Examples of enfold
Smoke and blackness enfolded him.
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Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Santa Maria del Popolo, a Renaissance basilica, houses two famous canvases by Caravaggio.
Villa Torlonia, a sprawling park, enfolds museums, a theater, a Moorish-style greenhouse and Mussolini’s World War II bunker.
—Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The world watched as a joyful Rocky leapt over a barrier to hug Rihanna and then enfolded his mother and sister in his arms.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 May 2025
Well enfolded acidity with slight toffee on the finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Santa Maria del Popolo, a Renaissance basilica, houses two famous canvases by Caravaggio.
Villa Torlonia, a sprawling park, enfolds museums, a theater, a Moorish-style greenhouse and Mussolini’s World War II bunker.
—Seth Sherwood, New York Times, 15 May 2025
The world watched as a joyful Rocky leapt over a barrier to hug Rihanna and then enfolded his mother and sister in his arms.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 6 May 2025
Well enfolded acidity with slight toffee on the finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfold
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Keep it light and clever, yet commit to a piece long enough to actually wrap it, whether that means editing your podcast or rehearsing your lines once.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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During warm-ups on Tuesday, Donovan Sebrango appeared to have been the only Panthers player to wrap rainbow tape onto his hockey stick.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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The couple hugged, burying their faces in each other’s shoulders.—
Justin Jouvenal,
Washington Post,
1 Apr. 2026
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Bay Harbor consists of two islands hugging the Broad Causeway, which stretches just west of Bal Harbour to North Miami.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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At other times, the cloak reads as an exterior, modulated, flowing sculptural layer—almost like a cloud that envelops the building, as with the Luma Tower in Arles, France.—
Norman Foster,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Sunny skies and mild breezes are enveloping the Pharmalot campus once again.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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As Keyla ran around the stage in a black dress adorned with crosses, Richie and Palmer clasped their hands in excitement.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Others showed baby Spero clasping his tiny hand around Graham's finger and slumbering with a smile on his face.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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To prevent the genetic material from disassembling too quickly, vaccine developers enclose the mRNA in a specialized mix of tiny fatty molecules called lipid nanoparticles.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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The footage showed tubes with ruptures and other damaged structures that used to be inside the pressure vessel, which originally was enclosed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Now a new generation can cradle their own.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
24 Mar. 2026
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Cushion Valuables When Moving There's nothing better to cradle your breakable goods when moving or packing items for storage than a pillow.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
16 Jan. 2026
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Unger, who lives in Clearwater, has a reputation for solid stand-alone thrillers that have landed on bestseller lists, with unusual plots and unconventional motives shrouded in dark-but-not-oppressive atmospheres.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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The whole process was shrouded in mystery to me.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2026
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At their initial meeting, Ejection clung to the conviction that Chalker was a Mossad operative trying to lure him to his death.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Many are still processing the loss while clinging on to Coleman's memory.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Enfold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfold. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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