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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
From then on, I was enveloped in the goodwill of everyone at Golden Corral.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
This week, Megan Moroney offers up valuable wisdom enveloped in a lilting ballad, while Maddie Lenhart sings of longing for a carefree night of throwing romantic caution to the wind.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Sheets of mist enveloped the mountain, sliding past each other.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
The pork is perfectly seasoned and charred, then enveloped in a thick homemade corn tortilla that keeps its structure no matter how much tomatillo salsa is added.
—Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
In a scene of cheers and tears, she was enveloped by the crowd.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere a young pirate boy grins so broadly that the bottom half of his face is enveloped in a perfect semicircle of teeth.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The metal’s nanoparticles were detected inside the needles of four trees, consistently enveloped by bacterial biofilms.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Our subject was also complicated by the myths that enveloped it.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
This week, Megan Moroney offers up valuable wisdom enveloped in a lilting ballad, while Maddie Lenhart sings of longing for a carefree night of throwing romantic caution to the wind.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Sheets of mist enveloped the mountain, sliding past each other.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
The pork is perfectly seasoned and charred, then enveloped in a thick homemade corn tortilla that keeps its structure no matter how much tomatillo salsa is added.
—Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
In a scene of cheers and tears, she was enveloped by the crowd.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Elsewhere a young pirate boy grins so broadly that the bottom half of his face is enveloped in a perfect semicircle of teeth.
—Maya Phillips, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The metal’s nanoparticles were detected inside the needles of four trees, consistently enveloped by bacterial biofilms.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Our subject was also complicated by the myths that enveloped it.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enveloped
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The results of his project comprise the Heinz Gaube Lebanese Architectural Photographs Collection, housed at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) and available via JSTOR.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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The wing traditionally served as the office of the First Lady, and previously housed a portico as well as a colonnade that led to the Executive Residence.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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His body was found shot nine times and wrapped in a blanket on June 6, 1990.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Slow Horses season 6 has no firm release date, as of this writing, but Chung revealed to Schön that filming wrapped in February 2025, so fans won't need to wait too long.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The bear moved with great agility around the rock ledges that surrounded the camp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The film recreates the circumstances that surrounded Hind Rajab’s actual killing in January 2024, in which Red Crescent volunteers struggled to send an ambulance to rescue the child, who was trapped under fire in Gaza.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Everyone else is shrouded in darkness.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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As decades passed, multiple killer theories persisted, keeping one of Boston’s darkest chapters shrouded in uncertainty.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The living room, encased in dark mahogany panelling, looked onto a drab alleyway filled with trash bins, and the apartment’s two floors were connected by a narrow spiral staircase that risked putting parents in mind of a broken neck.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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There is nothing better on a chilly evening than creamy chicken and vegetables encased in a buttery, extra flaky crust.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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The villa’s historic garden, enclosed within its original ‘Firriato’ walls, preserves a rich heritage of botanical treasures, while the surrounding three-and-a-half-acre grounds ensure ample space to roam in solitude.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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At its far end, the valley is enclosed by red sandstone cliffs—rock walls, towers, and outcrops the size of office buildings, smoothed and sculpted by millennia of wind and water.—
Stanley Stewart,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
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For the seventy years that legal sports betting was confined to Nevada, most of the action focussed on which teams would win or at least cover the point spread.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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Contrast that with the majority, where AI adoption is patchy at best—confined to isolated functions and rarely scaled enterprise-wide.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Linda Kenney Baden, a legal analyst and defense attorney whose past clients have included Aaron Hernandez, Phil Spector and Casey Anthony, said Robinson's defense may be more focused on avoiding the death penalty than proving his innocence.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Adobe’s new editing offering was one of many product and partnership announcements at Max, which also included an investor day.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Enveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enveloped. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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