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Recent Examples of encrust
The eggs were crafted from gold or silver and encrusted with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and other precious stones.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Edward Herman from the Cook Islands' Seabed Minerals Authority holding polymetallic nodules, misshapen black globes encrusted with cobalt, nickel, manganese and other coveted metals, on June 12, 2025.
—Hugh Cameron
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
High ceilings stretched above me, encrusted with mouldings of flowers and faces, while garlands, angels, and Ionic columns flocked the dirty, peeling walls.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
His Lifestyle Flyback Chronograph RM 72-01 is encrusted with diamonds set in white gold and features a green rubber strap.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Edward Herman from the Cook Islands' Seabed Minerals Authority holding polymetallic nodules, misshapen black globes encrusted with cobalt, nickel, manganese and other coveted metals, on June 12, 2025.
—Hugh Cameron
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
High ceilings stretched above me, encrusted with mouldings of flowers and faces, while garlands, angels, and Ionic columns flocked the dirty, peeling walls.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
His Lifestyle Flyback Chronograph RM 72-01 is encrusted with diamonds set in white gold and features a green rubber strap.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrust
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Blood was smeared throughout the business.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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After smearing Tylenol, the president's unscripted remarks quickly veered into an incoherent rant linking vaccines to autism as well.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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As for towels, they'll likely be soaked or caked with mud after every use.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mud caked the walls and floors on the home’s bottom level.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Encrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrust. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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