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as in to conceal
to keep secret or shut off from view
the criminal organization uses a strictly enforced vow of silence to enshroud its villainous doings
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as in to shroud
to surround or cover closely
a dense fog enshrouded the bridge spanning the harbor
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Recent Examples of enshroud
Of all the female characters in 19th-century literature, none remain quite as mystifying—or misunderstood—as Miss Havisham, the wedding dress–enshrouded, organizationally challenged spinster at the heart of Charles Dickens’s 1861 novel Great Expectations.
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Anna Fixsen,
ELLE Decor,
18 Apr. 2023
Du Bois reckoned with his judgment and the tumult enshrouding it chiefly through writing.
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Vaughn Rasberry,
Washington Post,
6 Apr. 2023
Rope-and-thatch pergolas enshroud the outdoor dining and lounge space with fire features.
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Melinda Sheckells,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2023
The pillars of gas and Interstellar dust enshroud the thousands of stars that exist in the region.
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Julia Musto,
Fox News,
29 Oct. 2022
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Anna Fixsen,
ELLE Decor,
18 Apr. 2023
Du Bois reckoned with his judgment and the tumult enshrouding it chiefly through writing.
—
Vaughn Rasberry,
Washington Post,
6 Apr. 2023
Rope-and-thatch pergolas enshroud the outdoor dining and lounge space with fire features.
—
Melinda Sheckells,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2023
The pillars of gas and Interstellar dust enshroud the thousands of stars that exist in the region.
—
Julia Musto,
Fox News,
29 Oct. 2022
See All Example Sentences for enshroud
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enshroud
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The two allegedly stole incoming cash and concealed the thefts by generating checks and forging the court clerk’s signature.
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But an airline passenger in Indianapolis was caught using a peanut butter jar to conceal something altogether more concerning.
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The Levi’s logo, loosely shaped like a jeans pant pocket, was shrouded in a white covering — but the move counterintuitively generated buzz for the company on social media from amused fans.
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To understand why that shrouds a black hole in mystery, consider how no signal can travel faster than light.
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For loungability there’s a king bed, a hide-a-bed sofa, a fireplace and theater seats.
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When Fluffy failed to come out of hiding after 24 hours, Melissa Kirby and her husband began making and posting missing cat posters around their neighborhood.
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The series just wrapped shooting in Barcelona and moves on to Amsterdam.
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The singer's last headlining trek was the Sweetener World Tour, which wrapped in 2019 after more than 100 performances worldwide.
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The irony is a bit hard to ignore — the very environment being modified to protect or maintain beaches was simultaneously obscuring the ecological processes happening just offshore.
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And what’s a novelist but a fence, furnishing imaginary scenes with choice pieces of reality while obscuring their provenance?
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From downtown Los Angeles to the San Gabriel Valley, tens of thousands were enveloped in unhealthful levels of smoke, even as some local officials told residents that the air posed no danger.
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The One&Only’s prime location in the V&A Waterfront offers the best of both worlds - close enough to all the attractions of the Waterfront as well as the city, but still envelops you in a blissful bubble of privacy like only a resort hotel can.
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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
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The technology has drawn public controversy since Detroit first signed a contract covering certain police precincts in 2020, and again in late 2022.
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Though not fully enclosed (which saved on cost), it’s sheltered by a wall of ipe wood on one side and a stand of low trees and plants on the other.
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The trailer was enclosed with a makeshift toilet, a sofa and camping chairs.
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“Enshroud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshroud. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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