Thesaurus results for INCRUST

encrust

verb

in-ˈkrəst

variants also incrust

Definition of encrust

as in to smear

to cover with a hardened layer refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills

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Recent Examples of encrust Worth $324,000, it’s encrusted with over 100 stones, according to People. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 July 2026 The 1500 feet-long sculpture, made of 6000 tons of black basalt rock and earth, juts out of the basin and is encrusted with white salt, having been altered over the years by the salty pink water that used to flow there. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026 The Seahawks ring, large as a child’s fist, is encrusted with 20 carats of white diamonds and blue sapphires. — Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Lastly, the new Air Jordan 4 Retro OG style is set to come with a silver Jumpman hangtag that’s encrusted with diamond-like gems. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for encrust

Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrust

Verb

Darker smears around the crater’s rim contain surface rocks and lunar dust called regolith previously altered by solar winds, micrometeorites, and cosmic radiation over an extended period of time.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
The atmosphere works on them a little bit harder and reduces their strength and smears them a little bit more.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of smear

Verb

Trump’s desire, which is to coat the granite facade with white paint, has been met with significant pushback from historians who say that covering the historic building’s granite exterior with paint could trap moisture and damage the stone.

— News Desk, Artforum, 19 Aug. 2026
Last year’s winner was the Crab and Mozzarella Arancini, which included Maryland blue crab meat, white rice with herbs and mozzarella coated in Italian breadcrumbs, served with marinara sauce.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of coat

Verb

Cambridge City streets remained submerged in water Thursday or were otherwise caked in mud, said Oliver.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Hancock recommends using a gritty baking soda paste to scrub plant pots and gardening tools that have soil or debris caked on.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of cake

Verb

Some of those rescued are covered in mud and appear injured after being battered by the flood, one video shows.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Researchers studying how Medicare insurers cover GLP-1s have found that recipients have faced increases in out-of-pocket costs and that almost all plans now require prior authorization, which can make getting the drugs more difficult.

— Jackie Fortiér, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of cover

Verb

Gardeners will do well to remember that soil crusting is an indicator that soil structure is struggling.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Irving’s lighthouse, built for the 1893 World’s Fair, was salt crusted, wind battered, and timeworn, at once a shithole and a feat of civil engineering.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026