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Recent Examples of encrust
The text is placed over the Eagles' logo, also encrusted with gems.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The store's website says the egg, only 50 of which have been made, is crafted from gold, painted with green enamel and encrusted with 183 diamonds and two sapphires.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
This carries over into Glinda’s wedding look, which included a 25-meter-long veil encrusted with butterflies, which were individually cut out and sparkled, and continues onto her skirt and tiara.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
Fried chicken will be encrusted in Corn Flakes and an ice cream sundae will be sweetened with Cap’n Crunch Berries.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The store's website says the egg, only 50 of which have been made, is crafted from gold, painted with green enamel and encrusted with 183 diamonds and two sapphires.
—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
This carries over into Glinda’s wedding look, which included a 25-meter-long veil encrusted with butterflies, which were individually cut out and sparkled, and continues onto her skirt and tiara.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
Fried chicken will be encrusted in Corn Flakes and an ice cream sundae will be sweetened with Cap’n Crunch Berries.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrust
Verb
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Hadid appears beat up with a gash on her arm, dirt on her face, and smeared black eye makeup.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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That would hardly seem out of place, especially given that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem smeared Good as a domestic terrorist.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sports Equipment While the dishwasher isn't ideal for cleaning baseball caps, uniforms, or equipment heavily-coated with mud, a trip through a dishwasher cycle is ideal to remove bacteria and odors from mouth guards and hard plastic shin guards.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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The outer layer of the capsule is made from gelatin coated with a layer of cellulose and either molybdenum or tungsten, which blocks any RF signal from being emitted.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Photos from the scene show walls caked in feces and grime, with animal waste and trash covering the floor.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 2025
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Dirt is everywhere, caking people’s Vans sneakers, and the day is a dull grey as clouds above threaten rain.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
30 Dec. 2025
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On April 16, a week after that panicked text message from Banfield, Wynn floated another proposal to the bank, this time asking if the school could get a line of credit to cover expenses through the summer.—
Jennifer Palmer,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Jan. 2026
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The lush gardens are spread across about a dozen acres and feature a mix of styles, including a traditional Valencian space with Moorish influences, sprawling greenhouses, and pergolas covered in swaths of roses.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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For dinner, Federico and his staff were offering herb crusted rack of lamb, a pork chop with butter, sage and mortadella, or pan-seared halibut.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
1 Jan. 2026
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The patty is crusted in pepper.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Encrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrust. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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