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ensheathed

verb

past tense of ensheathe

as in encapsulated

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That philosophy may be best encapsulated this season by the Paolo Blouson, a unique piece whose title pays homage to the brand’s founder.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026
The researchers encapsulated three commercially available dyes in tiny spheres of poly(methyl methacrylate), or PMMA, a transparent plastic also known as plexiglass.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

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The effect is that guests feel cocooned in their own space, far away from the world generally, but even from other guests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
On Earth, reactors are cocooned inside containment structures, which would be extremely expensive and technically challenging to build on the moon.

— Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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Shamsan said fighting had intensified across the province as the Houthis deployed reinforcements to multiple fronts, with the city encircled on all four sides.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Phil Ochs said that the last of the idle rich and the folk singers are in a mansion being encircled tighter and tighter.

— Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

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Where the Eleousa pressed mother and child cheek to cheek and Cassatt enfolded mothers around their infants, de Monteflores goes further, disappearing the mother’s face entirely behind her child’s.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
But the idea of a single galaxy’s stars being enfolded into the Milky Way is intriguing and worthy of further study, Battersby said.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 May 2026

Definition of enfolded

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The tables were draped in salmon-pink tablecloths and ringed with bright red chairs, and each plate had a napkin folded into a swan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Enjoy the vistas outside on the private terrace or by the striking pool, located down a series of stone steps and ringed by umbrellas and sun loungers.

— Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

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