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Recent Examples of encrust
One particular outfit is the green drape which was encrusted in jewels.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
The mussels can compromise water delivery systems by encrusting screens and filters, attaching to the walls of large pipelines, and clogging smaller pipes.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Additional accent stones are encrusted into each side of the band to create a majestic-looking piece that sparkles in the sunlight.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
The statement jewelry also supported a large coin pendant, which was encrusted in a plate of diamonds and emeralds.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 June 2023
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
The mussels can compromise water delivery systems by encrusting screens and filters, attaching to the walls of large pipelines, and clogging smaller pipes.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Additional accent stones are encrusted into each side of the band to create a majestic-looking piece that sparkles in the sunlight.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
The statement jewelry also supported a large coin pendant, which was encrusted in a plate of diamonds and emeralds.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrust
Verb
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Avoid insecticides, greasy oils, or petroleum jelly smeared near the feeder that can coat hummingbird feathers.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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Though the moment is smeared in dramatic score, a dull clanging pierces through; the EMTs can’t get the gurney wheels to glide out of the doorway.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
16 May 2025
Verb
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She is caked in mud with a black eye and a nasty gash on her ankle.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
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The base also washes itself with 176-degree water so it doesn't get caked in grime and dries the mops with 140-degree heated air.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Encrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrust. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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