ensphering

verb

present participle of ensphere
as in encysting

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  1. encapsulating
  2. surrounding
  3. cocooning
Verb
  • 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
  • The SiriusXM-Audacy agreement is for sports and news stations around the country, encapsulating 42 in total in 29 markets.
    — Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of encapsulating
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  • Meanwhile, the soil surrounding the house is eroding and the structure is sinking.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Pride in our rising football team is already apparent across campus and is growing throughout the surrounding neighborhoods.
    — Monique Carroll, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of surrounding
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  • Drivers who failed to dig out while the snow from our late-January storm was still soft are now contending with thick walls of ice cocooning their vehicles.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Josephson likes to turn down the volume on the outside world, cocooning her readers in the white noise of affirmation.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of cocooning
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“Ensphering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensphering. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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