encasing

verb

Definition of encasingnext
present participle of encase
as in housing
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encasing
  1. surrounding
  2. including
  3. enveloping
Verb
  • But the confidence surrounding their team under Travis Green’s coaching could help.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Today 30 species fly freely throughout Pelican Island and the surrounding archipelagos off the coast of Vero Beach.
    Kara Franker, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of surrounding
Verb
  • The brand is facing an existential crisis, including multiple lawsuits, but the two warring families who own the company seem more preoccupied about a series of petty legal battles.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Since then, a record number of Cannes movies have scooped Golden Globe nominations, including Emilia Perez and The Substance.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of including
Verb
  • On August 16, 2021 — in the wake of an aggressive Taliban advance upon Kabul as the United States rushed its withdrawal from our military position in Afghanistan — Joe Biden addressed the nation to explain the sudden drawdown in forces and the chaos then enveloping the region.
    The Editors, National Review, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The narrative itself, thanks to Whitehead and screenwriters Ross and Barnes, takes care of the structure and the steady, enveloping momentum.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of enveloping
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