enframing

verb

present participle of enframe
as in surrounding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enframing
  1. surrounding
  2. enfolding
  3. encircling
  4. encompassing
  5. confining
  6. restricting
  7. circumscribing
  8. framing
Verb
  • Research among American surgeons has shown that work-home conflict is strongly associated with burnout and emotional distress​, suggesting that the conflict surrounding demanding schedules may be more consequential than the schedules themselves.
    — Alexandra Kharazi, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Progressive Democratic politicians have won major electoral victories across the country in recent months amid growing frustrations surrounding inequality, affordability and potential threats to job security posed by artificial intelligence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of surrounding
Verb
  • 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
  • Some may find this a bit too fine-grained, overly implicated in language’s self-enfolding folds.
    — Katie Kadue, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of enfolding
Verb
  • Champions Nigeria enter with 10 stars encircling the crest on their jerseys, having won 10 of the previous 13 WAFCONs, and looking to add an 11th.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • The stone is halo-set on a pavé band—jewelry lingo for having a ring of small white diamonds encircling the stone and covering the band.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026
Definition of encircling
Verb
  • Throughout her career, Nicki Minaj has sent seven projects to the Billboard 200 ranking, the most important and all-encompassing albums tally in the United States.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Charli proposes a spree encompassing a handbag, shoes, jewelry and eventually a Jaeger-LeCoultre.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Definition of encompassing
Verb
  • Color, line, and texture all play important roles in making a small garden feel expansive and inviting or confining and cramped.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The dragging chains had worn away all soft earth and grass, confining the dogs to circles of hard dirt.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of confining
Verb
  • The structure of the pants helps balance the wide shoulders of her blazer, adding shape without restricting movement.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The directive comes after a June letter from Abbott ordering state regulators to shield Texans from the electricity costs related to data centers, and from comments by Abbott about restricting data centers in rural areas.
    — Emily Holshouser August 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of restricting
Verb
  • In quick succession, the Court began circumscribing Congress’s ability to define rights and act on its constitutional imagination.
    — Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
  • This wouldn’t be the first time the Court has avoided a head-on fight with the other branches, especially after Congress makes noise about circumscribing its authority.
    — Time, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Definition of circumscribing
Verb
  • But neither framing addresses what actually changes when an executive relies on a system that reflects rather than resists.
    — Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Season 2 picks up with Baek Kitae, played by Hyun Bin, still climbing toward power in the aftermath of framing prosecutor Jang Geonyoung.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of framing
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