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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as in shrouded
to surround or cover closely
a dense fog enshrouded the bridge spanning the harbor
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The lead truck attempted to contact the tower 40 seconds after the plane was given clearance to ask to cross the runway, but a simultaneous transmission obscured the call.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026 -
For some, the implications of duplicity and obscured identity in the line could well apply to its author—and thereby hangs a tale.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Typically, when a book is acquired by a publishing imprint, those deals are shrouded in mystery.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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But the process is still shrouded in mystery.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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In June 2025, Ukraine’s security services launched a massive drone attack against Russian air assets using drones concealed in trucks, reportedly damaging more than 40 planes.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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As a result, the plaintiffs alleged that Capital One deceptively marketed the 360 Savings account and concealed interest rate disparities.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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During both Coachella weekends in the Southern California desert, some attendees sported bands wrapped around their drinks that lit up when tapped together.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors say Freeman strangled Seitz with a shoelace and wrapped her body in what appeared to be bedsheets before putting her in the trunk of her vehicle.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The pastry clung to a thin layer of aspic that enveloped a filing of pork shoulder and fat, bacon, chicken liver, veal sweetbreads, and button, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Creation of a legendary company amid tumult Plenty of drama enveloped the run-up to the creation of General Electric in 1892.—
Michael Kilian,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Its façade was covered with white tiles that gleamed in the morning light.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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These offsets have allowed Congress to pass larger highway bills even though the HTF has covered a smaller part of the Surface Transportation Program annually.—
Andrew Stasiowski,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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However, under the aforementioned definitions, only mowed grass areas which are enclosed and inaccessible to residents appear to be nonfunctional turf.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Apple’s Vision Pro videos, known as Apple Immersive Video, are playable in virtual reality, which means users are fully enclosed within the scene.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Earlier, Britain suppressed a communist insurgency in Malaya, today part of Malaysia.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The lawyer noted the statement could be suppressed in court if it was obtained through leading questions, a prolonged interrogation, or coercive tactics.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Enshrouded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enshrouded. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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