envelopments

Definition of envelopmentsnext
plural of envelopment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for envelopments
Noun
  • Yet despite the growing global consensus that all trysts should start on the opposite sides of a hockey puck, most real-life skating entanglements occur between athletes on the same team.
    Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Sudden shifts in intimacy or financial entanglements can disrupt what once felt fun, flirtatious or uncomplicated.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In the months before the surge in operations, police lost 25 armored vehicles to ambushes involving barricades, trenches and Molotov cocktail attacks, authorities said.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Hamas has used the tunnels to store weapons, hide hostages and stage ambushes of Israeli soldiers.
    Samuel Granados, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Envelopments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envelopments. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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