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as in housed
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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as in wrapped
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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Recent Examples of enveloped
The nervous tension that had enveloped the Emirates was banished, replaced by a carnival atmosphere.
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Ayo Akinwolere, New York Times, 10 May 2026
To capture the 4-year-old’s personality, her aunt enveloped it in Annika Reed Studio’s Pegasus wallpaper and painted the trim Benjamin Moore’s Bedford Blue (1679) to match.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
With an Obsidian/Safety Orange/White color combination, the style was fully enveloped in denim years before the textile became an industry-wide trend.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 9 May 2026
These are enveloped, negative-strand RNA viruses whose genomes consist of three segments.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
At that time women enveloped in long squirrel wraps could be seen every few yards along Fifth Avenue.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
The architecture blends indoors and outdoors seamlessly, with certain walls intentionally left open, so guests feel complete privacy while enveloped in the Caribbean air.
—Asa Canty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
But there’s also the pan brioche (Italian brioche bread) with anchovies and butter and puntarelle enveloped in a savory anchovy hug; the agnolotti del plin, dumplings shining in a glossy butter and sage sauce, are not to be missed either.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
His heart was completely enveloped in fluid.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Ayo Akinwolere, New York Times, 10 May 2026
To capture the 4-year-old’s personality, her aunt enveloped it in Annika Reed Studio’s Pegasus wallpaper and painted the trim Benjamin Moore’s Bedford Blue (1679) to match.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
With an Obsidian/Safety Orange/White color combination, the style was fully enveloped in denim years before the textile became an industry-wide trend.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 9 May 2026
These are enveloped, negative-strand RNA viruses whose genomes consist of three segments.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
At that time women enveloped in long squirrel wraps could be seen every few yards along Fifth Avenue.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
The architecture blends indoors and outdoors seamlessly, with certain walls intentionally left open, so guests feel complete privacy while enveloped in the Caribbean air.
—Asa Canty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
But there’s also the pan brioche (Italian brioche bread) with anchovies and butter and puntarelle enveloped in a savory anchovy hug; the agnolotti del plin, dumplings shining in a glossy butter and sage sauce, are not to be missed either.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
His heart was completely enveloped in fluid.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enveloped
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It is housed in the same building as the attraction’s affiliate, The Escape Game, which opened in 2015 and took hold in the world of escape rooms.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The Spanish Revival skyscraper once housed one of the city’s first newspapers, but later served as a resource center for hundreds of thousands of Cubans seeking asylum in the United States, according to Miami Dade College, which now operates the site as a museum.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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The latest private-members country club to have opened in Oxfordshire, wrapped in a Jacobethan hall with parkland, is a humdinger with an instant cachet.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Principal photography wrapped in Japan in April.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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For a romantic base, book the standalone seafront suite at the boutique Hotel Ilio, set above Sant'Andrea Beach and surrounded by gardens.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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It’s mostly surrounded by embassies and law firms, not cafés or galleries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Minotaur, co-written with Semen Liashenko, has been shrouded in mystery, though.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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For much of the evening, Gaga sang with her back to the audience, her face shrouded by a hood or veil, as if to shun the spotlight.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Verb
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The oven is a metal chamber encased in a brick structure.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Glass walls overlook an atmospheric inner garden of pines, a willow and a cherry tree, encased in tall cedar fences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
Verb
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This inner cradle was enclosed between thicker, quarter-inch panes of Thermopane glass specially made by the Libbey Owens Ford Glass Company.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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They are thought to form from air masses of heat, wind, and moisture that are enclosed on three sides by the Andes, Serranía del Perijá, and Mérida Cordillera mountain ranges, creating electrical charges that result in thunderstorm activity.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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Being confined to a wooden chair, wearing that impressive multilayered costume, in the intense heat of Gran Canaria.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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For many years, the worst problems were largely confined to very low-income families, roughly 50% of whom pay more than half of their incomes in rent, leaving little for food and other necessities.—
Michael Schill,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Verb
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By that measure, 27 percent — or 1 in 4 minutes — included at least one gambling reference.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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Iran, which says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, was said to have included some nuclear concessions in its latest proposal to end the war.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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“Enveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enveloped. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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