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also inclose
1
as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages
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2
as in to surround
to form a circle around
in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend
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3
as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view
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Recent Examples of enclose
The New Safe Confinement (NSC) is a modern technological structure built to enclose the Sarcophagus and facilitate its eventual decommissioning.
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Dozens of them are travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the experiment, enclosed in petri dishes inside a pod that measures 4 by 4 by 12 inches (10 by 10 by 30 centimeters).
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
This control was reflected in the layout of the site, in which workshop areas–identified by furnaces and bronze artifacts—were enclosed by earthen walls and moats, suggesting oversight and protection.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
This Near Northside eatery still has seats open in its dining room, enclosed veranda and (weather permitting) outside patio Easter Sunday.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Dozens of them are travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the experiment, enclosed in petri dishes inside a pod that measures 4 by 4 by 12 inches (10 by 10 by 30 centimeters).
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
This control was reflected in the layout of the site, in which workshop areas–identified by furnaces and bronze artifacts—were enclosed by earthen walls and moats, suggesting oversight and protection.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
This Near Northside eatery still has seats open in its dining room, enclosed veranda and (weather permitting) outside patio Easter Sunday.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
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The Maplewood building, which is owned by Ramsey County, houses an average of 17 families and has drawn some 494 volunteers this year alone, accounting for nearly 3,000 hours of service, according to Catholic Charities, which began informing longtime volunteers of the situation last week by email.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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Late Friday, a building that formerly housed a Jewish charity was targeted in Hendon, a neighborhood in north London near Harrow.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Associated retail and student housing will likely be part of the surrounding area.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Savannah Louie sat on a log, surrounded by tiki torches and silent camera crew members, holding hands with her cast-mates, one on either side.—
thehustle.co,
thehustle.co,
17 Apr. 2026
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This is precisely the offer on the table with the Projeto Paradiso National Talent gathering, which just wrapped a successful third edition, held in the burgeoning film capital of Recife.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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His advice was simple, wrapped in the self-improvement argot of our times.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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This paneling principle also applies to a series of folding screens whose leaves encase small-format artworks.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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This treat is just the right size — a huge, juicy strawberry encased in red bean paste and then an outer shell of mochi.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Pink ribbons now encircle every post and sign as a gesture to our loss.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jack Grealish was prone on one of the tables, encircled not by medical staff but members of the club’s Down’s Syndrome team.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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While the cobbler bakes, the batter rises above and envelopes the fruit, turning each berry tender and sweet.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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The pastry clung to a thin layer of aspic that enveloped a filing of pork shoulder and fat, bacon, chicken liver, veal sweetbreads, and button, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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In 1943, the United States government administered a questionnaire to people of Japanese descent who had been confined to wartime concentration camps in California, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Arkansas.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Families like the ones served by Knightsbridge may be operating at a different scale, but the underlying pattern—uprooting a household, splitting a family across time zones, reorganizing daily life around one child’s athletic trajectory—is hardly confined to the ultra-wealthy.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
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But the process is still shrouded in mystery.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Tella Thera, with 20 suites and one villa, is shrouded behind an expansive olive grove in rural Kissamos.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Enclose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclose. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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