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as in nestling
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
the kids had contentedly ensconced themselves on the couch before the TV happily ensconced in her new home
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as in concealing
to put into a hiding place
ensconced the spare house key in a place where no intruder would think to look
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Recent Examples of ensconcing
To avoid these outcomes, Israel needs to restore political stability in the country by shoring up its constitutional foundations, strengthening the rule of law, reaching more productively for a lasting settlement to the conflict with Palestinians, and better ensconcing itself within the region.
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Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Ilan Z. Baron, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensconcing
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Spread in one layer, nestling the chicken, skin-side up, between the tomatoes and chickpeas.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Cottagecore cozy wouldn’t be complete without a quilt, and this one from Brooklinen is on par to nestling into a cotton candy cloud.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
20 Sep. 2025
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Instead of concealing them, Ban’s shutters filter light and create privacy—transforming utilitarian design into art.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump faced criminal counts of conspiring to obstruct justice, concealing documents and making false statements.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The city's Department of Finance manages those revenue streams, which include the city’s sales, use and lodging taxes.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
14 Oct. 2025
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The visitors bureau receives most of its revenue from taxes on lodging places and restaurants, which totaled close to $19 million in 2024.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Oct. 2025
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Recently that ranged from a man in his 70s who lost his childhood sweetheart to cancer to a woman who was burying her beloved horse.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the Balkans and Turkey, some traditional recipes called for dropping ants into warm milk, covering it with cheesecloth, and burying the whole thing in an ant mound overnight.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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Other photos show it while perching on the plant.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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TikTok users were able to see two cats perching over a bathroom sink, which had been filled with tap water.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The small black dog slipped away from its owners and ended up hiding under a northbound 2 train at the 14th Street station Thursday.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The episode ends with Matty officially agreeing to work with Olympia to save Julian and bury Senior, though Matty has some demands, including wanting Julian — once all the dust has settled — to apologize for hiding the document.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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The initiative extends beyond pure production, positioning itself as networking infrastructure for emerging filmmakers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Chakrabarti has long been an antagonist to Pelosi, and recently announced his candidacy, positioning himself as a disrupter.—
Anita Chabria,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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And when summer break came later that year, Ahmad and Marshall brought the student fight back to their hometown, setting up a RAM chapter in Philadelphia, where Moore was now settling in.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The two No 10s largely avoid the sort of slack passes and heavy touches that have previously halted United from properly settling into their attacking grooves.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Ensconcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensconcing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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