encased; encasing; encases
: to enclose in or as if in a case
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Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm.
fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls
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Daniel Petroni Photography The primary suite bathroom features twin vanities, side-by-side showers encased in a glass cube and a black bathtub under a crystal chandelier at its center.
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Ray Parisi, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
The fossil examined in the study, collected during a 2011 expedition by the Antarctic Peninsula Paleontology Project, was found encased in rock that dated back 68.4 to 69.2 million years and displayed modern characteristics, such as a toothless beak, according to the study.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
The image accompanying the post shows a thermostat encased in a clear lockbox with a key lock, preventing tenants from adjusting the temperature.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Among these is a nasty little microbe encased in a Vulcan exoskeleton, histrionically played by Sven Ruygrok with an inexplicable Irish accent.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Ray Parisi, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
The fossil examined in the study, collected during a 2011 expedition by the Antarctic Peninsula Paleontology Project, was found encased in rock that dated back 68.4 to 69.2 million years and displayed modern characteristics, such as a toothless beak, according to the study.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
The image accompanying the post shows a thermostat encased in a clear lockbox with a key lock, preventing tenants from adjusting the temperature.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Among these is a nasty little microbe encased in a Vulcan exoskeleton, histrionically played by Sven Ruygrok with an inexplicable Irish accent.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Encase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encase. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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