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as in immerses
to hold the attention of
enwrapped in my own reverie, I failed to notice the coworker standing outside my cubicle
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as in wraps
to surround or cover closely
an air of serene self-satisfaction enwraps the leafy, well-to-do suburb
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The process immerses the deceased in a pressurized water and 5 percent alkaline solution, such as potassium hydroxide, at 150°C (300°F) for several hours.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026 -
The 17,600-seat Sphere doubles as a movie theater and concert arena and features a 160,000-square-foot, curved LED screen that immerses viewers in the show.—
Roger Kisby,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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In another scene, Pidgeon wraps herself in a robe while smoking a cigarette in the hotel’s bathtub.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Sheeran, meanwhile, wraps his Australian Loop Tour tonight at the Adelaide Oval.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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The property occupies a lot of 5,885 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Seven decades later, as military action once again engulfs Iran, a different president occupies the Oval Office—but the same obsession hangs in the air.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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The film, set in 1920s Montana, unwraps the lives of the Burbank brothers, Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George (Jesse Plemons), after George marries lonely widow Rose Gordon (Kirsten Dunst), setting surly Phil into a tailspin of cruelty that envelops the family.—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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That bite grows over the course of around 90 minutes until our shadow fully envelops the orb.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Hopefully, there’s a spot that intrigues you.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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The menu has a lot of delicious choices, but the one that intrigues my girlfriend is their overnight oat bowl.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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This ornament, situating them as something between a throw pillow and a hand muff, shrouds the thick-boned fore- and hindquarters that give them a characteristic rolling gait.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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And then there’s all the emerging tech, like a device that shrouds your body in inflammation-reducing red light at Carillon’s Miami Wellness Resort’s Inner Glow retreat, and a zero-gravity recliner at Canyon Ranch Lenox that can rescue you from menopausal rage at its M/Power retreat.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2026
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And along with gender and empowerment, there’s also something about having bright colors and a lot of grief on stage that interests me.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Supreme Court only grants review to about 1% of petitions, but one scenario where the odds are higher involves federal circuit splits—especially when the number of people impacted is considerable and when the legal question interests the justices.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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This process continues for decades until eventually, one day, immune mediators rupture the cap that encloses the plaque.—
Mary J. Scourboutakos,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Enwraps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enwraps. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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