envelopments

noun

plural of envelopment
as in entanglements

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  1. entanglements
  2. ambushes
Noun
  • The commercial crab season has seen yearly delays for most of the last decade, due to entanglements and domoic acid concerns.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Officials said the delay is required due to the number of humpback whale entanglements so far this year.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of entanglements
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  • With roads around the hospital unsafe, transferring patients to other facilities was not an option in the first hours of the attack, while sending ambulances into the field risked exposing them to Hamas ambushes.
    — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Social Media Capture The underlying tactic is not new, with both Russian and Ukrainian forces having previously used armed FPV drones to conduct roadside ambushes.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of ambushes
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“Envelopments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envelopments. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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