variants
also inclosure
as in courtyard
an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)
a fenced-in enclosure where the sheep are allowed to graze unattended
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Recent Examples of enclosure
The Carroll school district is considering adding an enclosure to the east marketing deck at Dragon Stadium to be ready when the football season starts.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Vendors will offer enclosures, feeders and accessories.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
All of that green goodness bottoms out at a six-pack high speed lift with heated seats and a bubble enclosure to cut through the wind.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
Those conditions include updating the screening around the existing trash enclosure, installing a public bicycle rack near the building and submitting signage and lighting plans for review and permitting.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Vendors will offer enclosures, feeders and accessories.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
All of that green goodness bottoms out at a six-pack high speed lift with heated seats and a bubble enclosure to cut through the wind.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
Those conditions include updating the screening around the existing trash enclosure, installing a public bicycle rack near the building and submitting signage and lighting plans for review and permitting.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclosure
Noun
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In the past, all companies had rented the society’s state-of-the-art Baker-Baum Concert Hall and the JAI, its smaller sibling venue across the courtyard at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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The complex would have a pool and 12,000-square-foot courtyard, along with a total of about 4,900 square feet of indoor amenity space.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Customers can get 50% off cocktails, draft beers and glasses of wine on the patio during happy hour.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The person notices the camera at Guthrie’s front porch and tries to cover the lens with their hand before scouting around the patio and yard area apparently for something to obstruct the camera.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Wayland also got top four finishes in the 200-yard medley relay and the 100-yard breaststroke.—
Erik Anderson,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The uninviting labyrinth sprawlsthe east/west quadrangle from Girard to Fay.—
Leslie Simon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the castle's quadrangle, a formal honor guard was presented and inspected by Trump and the king.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Enclosure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclosure. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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