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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
Neroli and ambrox, a type of musk that’s found in many popular perfumes for women as well, round the edges of the fragrance and give it a creamy, enveloping suppleness that’s hard to find in most fresh scents.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enveloping
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However, data centers run hot and typically need a lot of water for cooling, which poses critical questions around the suitability of an arid and hot country like Saudi Arabia housing such infrastructure.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Within this context, housing the Gazans will require a radical new approach to post-war reconstruction.—
Shelly Culbertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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At a nutrition center in Camp 15 of Cox’s Bazar – run by Concern Worldwide, with programs from UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) – babies are measured for malnutrition by wrapping a paper tape measure around their tiny arms.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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At the end of the video, a firefighter could be seen wrapping the child up and carrying her into an ambulance to receive further medical care.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The details surrounding the case, which became the subject of Netflix’s 2015 documentary Making a Murderer, remain unclear, with no official cause of death apart from homicide and no eyewitnesses to the crime.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Seeking justice, centuries later Though the frenzy surrounding witchcraft in England faded in the decades following the Maidstone trial, and all laws criminalizing witchcraft have long since been repealed, the convictions of those women – and hundreds like them – still stand.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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While reflecting on the gossip fueled by her and Powell's chemistry both on and offscreen with Variety, Sweeney refuted the idea that the rom-com's stars leaned into the mystery shrouding their relationship.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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Teeming with tennis courts, specimen trees and stone mansions raised from the dirt by 19th-century railroad barons, the suburb makes wealth feel like weather, an ozone layer shrouding everything — ambient, constant and vital.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The window encasing the passenger compartment is perhaps the most striking aspect, and, if the car is ever built, will have an interesting windshield wiper setup.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
7 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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Compared to the popular Cassia Lace Up option, the Cassia Nodo is more of a classic pump style, covering the sides of the foot and enclosing the heel.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Two hundred years later, Slott preserved the historic facade while enclosing the rear of the home in glass to overlook the waterfall that once powered the mill.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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Constraints give creative energy a direction to travel, shaping the search space while also confining it — just enough that exploration becomes deeper, weirder, and more productive.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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Peña Lopez and Correa Peña also prevented her from leaving the home by confining her to the room previously used for goats and roosters, the Justice Department said.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Viewer Products team will focus on the viewer experience, encompassing the YouTube main app, living room, search and discovery, YouTube Kids, learning, infrastructure, and trust and safety.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sports cars are famously undefinable, encompassing a broad array of roadsters, four-door cars, coupes, grand tourers, supercars, and even some straight-up race cars.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Enveloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enveloping. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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