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Recent Examples of envelopment
Recent acoustical changes to the ever-challenging Houston hall have even yielded more sonic presence, warmth and envelopment.
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envelopment
Noun
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Her life as portrayed on Mormon Wives is that of a loose cannon who struggles to liberate herself from toxic romantic entanglements, running directly counter to The Bachelor’s fantasy of happily-ever-after.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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There is little public appetite for entanglement in a Middle Eastern conflict, particularly one that could expose Japanese shipping, infrastructure or citizens to retaliation.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Though rare, quicksand entrapment can turn deadly.—
Outside,
Outside,
5 Mar. 2026
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These included an internal emergency release, latch or alarm to prevent entrapment.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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People who avoid intimacy often fear that emotional closeness will lead to loss of control, obligation or enmeshment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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That is an unhealthy amount of enmeshment.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Scott admitted to lying to police to protect Daniel Serafini, the man who shot Spohr’s parents in an ambush five years ago as the couple watched TV in their living room.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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The structure of the tail and other lines of evidence, however, led me and my research team to an alternative view of the fish-eater – as a shallow-water, wading, ambush predator with little capacity for swimming and none for diving.—
Paul C. Sereno,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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It’s expected to bring together ChatGPT, its Codex coding tools, and its Atlas web browser.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Over time, Norris also became a web phenomenon, the subject of memes and jokes that parodied his image of invincibility.—
Valentina Colosimo,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Envelopment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envelopment. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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