enshrouded

verb

past tense of enshroud
1
as in obscured
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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2
as in shrouded
to surround or cover closely a dense fog enshrouded the bridge spanning the harbor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enshrouded
  1. obscured
  2. shrouded
  3. concealed
  4. wrapped
  5. covered
  6. enveloped
  7. suppressed
  8. enclosed
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  • On summer days, the sun would unexpectedly become obscured by clouds and a pervading darkness.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • And amid all the noise, something important will be obscured.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscured
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  • Nestled in the Hollywood Hills, this compact cabin is shrouded in lush foliage, creating a quiet escape from Tinseltown.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026
  • They are sometimes shrouded in confidentiality clauses, and often surface only when a local journalist finds the contract.
    — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrouded
Verb
  • Rigney and Gere play this back-and-forth perfectly, the instantly emerging tension between them barely concealed behind tight smiles.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The suit also claims the companies failed to warn the public about the environmental and health risks of those chemicals and in many cases concealed the risks.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of concealed
Verb
  • In that incident, Gay used a chain wrapped around his hand to fracture the skull of the teen, court records show.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Dining Room For a hint of color, the walls are wrapped in a peachy grass cloth, Elizabeth Dow Home’s Island textile in Sao Miquel.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrapped
Verb
  • This is a large, Art Deco covered market, built in the 1920s for an architectural competition.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Inside the Lasch Football Building, for example, there’s barely a wall not covered in some sort of a mural featuring a uniformed player, Nike swoosh proudly displayed.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of covered
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  • The shroud of silence and fear that enveloped Syria throughout the Assad decades was gone.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • More than three hundred unionized workers at the Victoria & Albert Museum are set to vote on a strike action spurred by the broiling heat that has enveloped the city in recent weeks, The Guardian reports.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 27 July 2026
Definition of enveloped
Verb
  • Hydrogen evolution is therefore suppressed, leaving more opportunity for CO₂-derived pathways that produce carbon monoxide and formate.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And the nastiest errors of all, the bit-flips, are suppressed to around one in a million operations.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppressed
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  • The former patio has been enclosed to make a new dining room with windows facing the Cultural District.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • Two types of trams—open and enclosed, both free—get you within a 10-minute walk of most popular attractions, with pick-ups and drop-offs in or near three major parking lots.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
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