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as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
a chronic mistrust of outsiders envelops that neighborhood, cutting it off from the rest of the city
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as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely
the truth of the presidential assassination is enveloped in a dense fog of myths and conspiracy theories
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Recent Examples of enveloped
There’s no such thing as casual right now; everything is enveloped in meaning and impossible to resist.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
In a scene of cheers and tears, she was enveloped by the crowd.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The metal’s nanoparticles were detected inside the needles of four trees, consistently enveloped by bacterial biofilms.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Our subject was also complicated by the myths that enveloped it.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Suddenly something enveloped it and pulled it toward the surface.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
By the time Cubs manager Craig Counsell exercised a quick hook after Fermin’s one-out, fifth-inning single, shadows had enveloped both batter’s boxes.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The Palace in Madrid and the Waldorf Astoria on Park Ave are just a couple five-star stays where you’ll be enveloped in the brand’s high thread count sheets and sumptuous robes.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
With the exception of SHoP’s assertively detailed, if financially troubled, extravaganza, the pall of clunkism has enveloped even projects that aspire to high design.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
In a scene of cheers and tears, she was enveloped by the crowd.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The metal’s nanoparticles were detected inside the needles of four trees, consistently enveloped by bacterial biofilms.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Our subject was also complicated by the myths that enveloped it.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Suddenly something enveloped it and pulled it toward the surface.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
By the time Cubs manager Craig Counsell exercised a quick hook after Fermin’s one-out, fifth-inning single, shadows had enveloped both batter’s boxes.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The Palace in Madrid and the Waldorf Astoria on Park Ave are just a couple five-star stays where you’ll be enveloped in the brand’s high thread count sheets and sumptuous robes.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
With the exception of SHoP’s assertively detailed, if financially troubled, extravaganza, the pall of clunkism has enveloped even projects that aspire to high design.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enveloped
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The bar is housed in a building dating back to the 1800s and has a reputation for being haunted by former workers.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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An Air Control squadron and Air National Guard squadron are also housed at the base.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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And a mini skirt saw the legs of the jeans wrapped in a bow at the waist.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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His tariffs, in particular, have been wrapped into a broader critique that Republicans will send prices higher for consumers.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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Picture yourself in an old observatory on a crisp, starry autumn night—bronze instruments glinting in the dim light, surrounded by aged leather and parchment maps.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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The duo stands at the center of a giant LED arena surrounded by a hundred opponents.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The next movie from the multi-Oscar winning Everything Everywhere All at Once duo is shrouded in secrecy.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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But presidential library plans were shrouded in secrecy in the days leading up to the September board meeting.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There is nothing better on a chilly evening than creamy chicken and vegetables encased in a buttery, extra flaky crust.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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And yet, welcoming that idea can shock the system because our popular conception of the American Revolution is so often encased in bloodless, gallant myth.—
Sarah Botstein,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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The tree produces an annual fall harvest of walnuts, enclosed in a green husk that darkens when ripe.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The team enclosed films of P6LAHB, P13LAHB, PHBV (a biodegradable PHB derivative), and PLA in mesh containers and left them on the seafloor.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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In the show, which Lincoln Hiatt and Andrew Golder created, contestants are confined to isolation pods with no sense of day or night, no human contact and no alliances – somewhat against the grain of the current spate of guessing game formats that require contestants to form pacts.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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In Portland, anti-ICE protests have taken place nearly daily since June, largely confined to a block outside the ICE facility, about two miles south of downtown.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After the second inning, nine of Kirby’s final 15 hitters reached base, a stretch that included the homers by Giménez, Springer and Guerrero.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Readers of Karp’s letters are likely to encounter a cast of characters that has included Saint Augustine, Richard Nixon, French author Michel Houellebecq, and Samuel Huntington (a 20th century Harvard political scientist).—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Enveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enveloped. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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