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Recent Examples of encrust
Pictures show the iron cannon heavily encrusted with dirt and corrosion after being unearthed at the site.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The diamond- and sapphire-encrusted rings include engravings of the 2024 and 2025 trophies on both the outside and inside of the ring.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
These crustaceans, worms, fish, and others keep their home clean by grazing on the algae that encrusts seagrass leaves.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
As the salmon blackens in a skillet, the spices awaken, encrusting the fish in peppery piquant.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The diamond- and sapphire-encrusted rings include engravings of the 2024 and 2025 trophies on both the outside and inside of the ring.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
These crustaceans, worms, fish, and others keep their home clean by grazing on the algae that encrusts seagrass leaves.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
As the salmon blackens in a skillet, the spices awaken, encrusting the fish in peppery piquant.
—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrust
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The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.—
Laura Ungar,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The dog couldn’t go in her room so soon after her transplant, so Aspen dabbed colors on a small canvas and handed it to Scott, who put it in a plastic bag and smeared peanut butter on top.—
Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Regions like Brittany and Bordeaux have their own distinctive baking traditions, with buttery treats that come shaped like bicycle wheels or coated in beeswax.—
Jen Rose Smith,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Both types benefit from careful timing and being coated with sauce, if desired, right after cooking.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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Wipe down furniture in the kitchen or dining room frequently to prevent grease from caking on.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
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My sneakers caked tall with snow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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The idea to create a docu-fiction where a character is inserted into real-life environments to interact with unsuspecting locals came to Ribeiro after spending long periods of time in El Paso as a journalist covering immigration.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Rose does not meet with the independent media that covers the Knicks.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Such hospitality was reserved for a narrow category of humanity, resembling as closely as possible those local barons whose surnames crusted the stones of local cemeteries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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What's Included Among the entrees are two varieties of salmon (coconut macadamia nut-crusted or grilled), chicken (either grilled or lightly breaded), London broil, marinara beef meatballs and turkey meat loaf.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2026
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Some types of snow Brunning identified were column, plane, rimed, germs, irregularities, as well as combinations of all of those elements.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Encrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrust. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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