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to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
- a chronic mistrust of outsiders envelops that neighborhood, cutting it off from the rest of the city
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to surround or cover closely
- the truth of the presidential assassination is enveloped in a dense fog of myths and conspiracy theories
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“Envelop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envelop. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.
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