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enframe

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Definition of enframe

as in to surround

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Bone must be separated from surrounding rock millimeter by millimeter with a pneumatic chisel, whose needle gently breaks away rock while ultraviolet light reveals where the bone ends and the surrounding rock begins.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
The real estate firm looks at office markets in Charlotte and the surrounding suburbs.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Definition of surround

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Strnad wanted to subvert that arrangement and instead encircle the entire audience in a ring of stagecraft.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026
Lining the outer cell membrane, at the base of the cilia, were simple structures, each encircled by a single membrane.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026

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That gallery feels like the perfect frame for Aitken’s work, at once spacious and enfolding, spare and receptive to all that visual and sonic plushness.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026
The first one features a six-foot tall bronze cast angel whose wings enfold around a granite bench; the sculpture was intended to offer the comfort of an angel’s embrace for visitors who take a seat there.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of enfold

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Focus is primarily on what are known as soft kills, which encompass ways of stopping drones by signal interference or disruptions caused by external energy.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
This category also encompasses creams or pastes—essentially anything that can be passed through with a butter knife—from common travel necessities like shampoo, face wash, and sunscreen; to toothpaste, hairspray, and even peanut butter.

— Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

Definition of encompass

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Near where the Loch empties into the Harlem Meer, a long-haired child, unaccompanied by an adult, bounded along the bank with a fly rod.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The area, which centers on Duvan Drive, is bounded by Harlem Avenue to the east, Metra Rock Island railroad to the south and 175th Street to the north.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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Evening meals are also limited to hotel guests, who are treated to a snack menu.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Temperatures in southern Iran have recently soared above 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit), and officials are calling for Iranians to limit their use of air conditioning, according to Iranian state media.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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