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ensphering

verb

present participle of ensphere
as in encysting

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  1. encapsulating
  2. surrounding
  3. cocooning
Verb
  • Radge is a north-east term encapsulating wildness of emotion and behaviour.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In the 1920s the Soviet biochemist Vladimir and the French Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin developed the idea of the noosphere as being the sphere of human reason or thought encapsulating the Earth.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of encapsulating
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  • The privacy problem The bigger concern surrounding this tech, however, is privacy.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, bodies are starting to float in from the surrounding lakes and streams, transforming the picturesque setting into a hellscape that, when the Soviets arrive, is likely to get worse.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of surrounding
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  • Start your child young as far as global adventures and sophistication are concerned by cocooning them in this indulgent, miniature version of the above The Ritz-Carlton robe.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • That said, the Inn itself is so cocooning that many guests end up spending far more time on the property than originally planned.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of cocooning
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“Ensphering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensphering. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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