enframes

verb

present tense third-person singular of enframe
as in surrounds

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enframes
  1. surrounds
  2. rings
  3. encircles
  4. enfolds
  5. encompasses
  6. restricts
  7. limits
  8. confines
Verb
  • Much of the wider gambling economy that surrounds it operates in the dark, beyond the reach of regulators.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Visceral fat surrounds your internal organs, like your liver and kidneys.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 July 2026
Definition of surrounds
Verb
  • The blast rings out as the helpless attorney watches in horror.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • Recounting her boyfriend calling the police on her during their fraught break-up, the chorus rings out over rowdy snares like a brutal playground taunt.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Definition of rings
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  • The butterfly encircles Larsson's eye, with its wings spanning the whole area from her inner brow to well past its tip.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 July 2026
  • In the center of Washington Park is a lagoon, which once weaved in a crescent shape around a peninsula in a configuration that annoyed boaters, but now encircles a central island called Bynum Island.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Definition of encircles
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  • The Montreal experimental trio subtracts drums and enfolds itself within resonant, rumbling guitar tones that summon otherworldly emotion.
    — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
Definition of enfolds
Verb
  • The lot, which encompasses 11,875 square feet, additionally features a pool.
    — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
  • In Old Town, the West Burton Place Historic District encompasses a former artists’ colony where artists and craftspeople redesigned old 19th century buildings and converted them into residences during the Great Depression.
    — Rachel Freundt, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of encompasses
Verb
  • Anything that restricts the plant roots’ ability to take up water also reduces the amount of nutrients a plant receives.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Fresco also offers vector brushes, whereas Procreate restricts vector layers to text only.
    — Shelby Putnam Tupper, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
Definition of restricts
Verb
  • Mistral’s co-founder told The Economist that Europe needs to build a sovereign AI ecosystem, as Washington increasingly limits overseas access to US cutting-edge models.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
  • As body temperature rises and humidity limits the body’s ability to cool itself, mild symptoms such as cramps and headaches can progress to shortness of breath, dizziness, confusion, nausea, and ultimately life-threatening heat stroke.
    — Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of limits
Verb
  • Places like Los Angeles and Oakland have high permit fees and strict zoning that often confines cans to industrial areas.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In an industry that often confines its actors, especially women and especially Black women, Hall continues to carve a path defined by risk, depth and courage.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Definition of confines
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“Enframes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enframes. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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