ensphered

verb

past tense of ensphere
as in encapsulated

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  1. encapsulated
  2. surrounded
  3. encircled
  4. cocooned
Verb
  • From fans around the world trying the Metroplex’s best barbecue to exploring the Fort Worth Stockyards and hopping back on double-digit-hour flights with cowboy hats on, Haaland’s DFW experience encapsulated that completely.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • The roar of relief, joy, pride and everything that came out of the lungs of these Argentinian fans encapsulated more emotion than can be put into words.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of encapsulated
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  • While no official cause of death has been released and no charges have been made in Wells’ case, his death sparked racial tensions and widespread scrutiny after photos showed Wells surrounded by White friends while on the trip.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Like its rooms, all three restaurants face the ocean; don’t miss dinner at the Ocean Grill, where you’ll be surrounded by three walls of 30-foot-tall floor-to-ceiling windows.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Definition of surrounded
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  • Ferguson’s ring features a central ruby encircled by diamonds that resemble flower petals.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 July 2026
  • In the 1940s, the Queen switched rings, and began wearing a ladylike large pearl, encircled with diamonds.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of encircled
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  • Recent ideas suggest that little red dots could be black holes cocooned in thick gas, possibly representing a completely new type of object called a black hole star, in which the tight shroud of gas emits light like a stellar atmosphere.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • Occupiers of apartments and houses had grown used to all these sounds, which, far from disturbing their sleep, cocooned it.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Definition of cocooned
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“Ensphered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensphered. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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