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as in housing
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 wrapping
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 enveloping
Amoedo and Martí also displayed on the enveloping 180-degree LED screen a series of Madrid cityscapes from dusk, warm sunlight still caught on occasional buildings, to night, cars trawling down its central Paseo de la Castellana.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
The second collection is Hypnose, which features sweeping sculptural curves and enveloping shapes along with its trademark gold innovation with a velvety, silky texture.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The fabric glides across your skin with a soft sensuality, enveloping you in a whisper of luxury.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025
Gnawing paranoia inevitably awakens Pynchon’s characters to the matrix of control enveloping their lives.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Next is Boll’s bedroom, a smallish, enveloping cabin.
—Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
In In Farthest Seas, this silence is visual, too, the white of the page surrounding and almost enveloping the brief, revelatory chapters.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Franjou employed a wrapping technique, which involved enveloping raw linen fibers with a finer thread — sometimes repeating the gesture a hundred times until the fiber is completely set.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Huge plumes of smoke billowed from the plant, enveloping the parking lot and Statesville Boulevard (Highway 70), Charlotte Observer news partner WSOC reported.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
The second collection is Hypnose, which features sweeping sculptural curves and enveloping shapes along with its trademark gold innovation with a velvety, silky texture.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The fabric glides across your skin with a soft sensuality, enveloping you in a whisper of luxury.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025
Gnawing paranoia inevitably awakens Pynchon’s characters to the matrix of control enveloping their lives.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Next is Boll’s bedroom, a smallish, enveloping cabin.
—Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
In In Farthest Seas, this silence is visual, too, the white of the page surrounding and almost enveloping the brief, revelatory chapters.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Franjou employed a wrapping technique, which involved enveloping raw linen fibers with a finer thread — sometimes repeating the gesture a hundred times until the fiber is completely set.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Huge plumes of smoke billowed from the plant, enveloping the parking lot and Statesville Boulevard (Highway 70), Charlotte Observer news partner WSOC reported.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enveloping
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There was no information immediately available about the condition of the building housing the dentist’s office .—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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That difference shifts housing from 27 percent of a retiree’s budget in surplus states to 32 percent in shortfall states.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Recipe Tips From The Test Kitchen Overlap the bacon slices only slightly when wrapping the loaf.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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During a recent episode of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, 25-year-old Grace Ann was joined by her sisters Mary Holland Nader and Sarah Jane Nader as the siblings gave a life update after wrapping season 1 of Love Thy Nader.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Leslie Cheek’s formerly private estate opened as a public garden and fine art center in 1960 and today is host to nearly a dozen gardens surrounding the family’s Georgian mansion, which has become a museum.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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That rapid rise underscores the investment frenzy surrounding the leaders of a technology with the potential to transform industries and economies.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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For instance, fusion doesn’t require all the expensive, nuclear-grade concrete that creates a protective dome encasing traditional nuclear radiation.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The film centered on the Environmental Protection Agency encasing the Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield in a dome after Homer taints the area’s water supply.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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Two big deck houses were erected enclosing bunks for 30, a galley and a ladies’ lounge.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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In December 1967, eleven years before The Sweet Dove Died was published, Barbara Pym wrote to Philip Larkin, enclosing her first draft.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Forcing them out means confining most of Gaza's population to overcrowded encampments along the coast further south lacking food, medical supplies and space.—
Steven Scheer,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Bruni Tedeschi captures her in that vortex — her pulmonary illness confining her to bed one minute and her artistic drives reanimating her with defiant spirit the next.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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For the new hires taking over the many faces of Matt Mercer in the adaptation, the array of talent on display is mind-boggling, encompassing Broadway stars, country music legends, and not one, but three Disney princesses.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Housing a collection encompassing six decades of Husain’s practice, including paintings, films, tapestries, photographs, poetry, and installations, the museum will be the world’s first and largest devoted to the artist’s work.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Riding a pair of fourth-down stops on defense, including a goal-line stand, and the 72-yard touchdown drive capped by Madsen, Boise State headed into halftime trailing just 14-7.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Oct. 2025
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Some of the cast remains in the music industry to this day, including country singer and actor Charles Esten and pop singer Lennon Stella.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Enveloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enveloping. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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