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as in housing
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 wrapping
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 enveloping
Next is Boll’s bedroom, a smallish, enveloping cabin.
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Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
In In Farthest Seas, this silence is visual, too, the white of the page surrounding and almost enveloping the brief, revelatory chapters.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Franjou employed a wrapping technique, which involved enveloping raw linen fibers with a finer thread — sometimes repeating the gesture a hundred times until the fiber is completely set.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
To further support strength, the formula layers in a complex of 10 hydrolyzed plant proteins, 17 amino acids, and eight peptides, which work together to repair weak areas and boost elasticity while enveloping your hair in an uplifting citrus blend softened by lavender and geranium.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
Huge plumes of smoke billowed from the plant, enveloping the parking lot and Statesville Boulevard (Highway 70), Charlotte Observer news partner WSOC reported.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
The arrest of Pereira catalyzed a slow-motion crisis that had been enveloping Altice since the summer of 2021, when poor performance, followed by rising interest rates, began to threaten Drahi’s ability to finance his companies.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Video shows a tidal storm surge enveloping homes along North Carolina's coast as Hurricane Erin moved through the Atlantic Ocean, gaining momentum.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
While the mouse embryo adheres to the uterine surface and then folds around it, essentially enveloping it, the human embryo is far more invasive.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
In In Farthest Seas, this silence is visual, too, the white of the page surrounding and almost enveloping the brief, revelatory chapters.
—Brian Robert Moore
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Franjou employed a wrapping technique, which involved enveloping raw linen fibers with a finer thread — sometimes repeating the gesture a hundred times until the fiber is completely set.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
To further support strength, the formula layers in a complex of 10 hydrolyzed plant proteins, 17 amino acids, and eight peptides, which work together to repair weak areas and boost elasticity while enveloping your hair in an uplifting citrus blend softened by lavender and geranium.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Sep. 2025
Huge plumes of smoke billowed from the plant, enveloping the parking lot and Statesville Boulevard (Highway 70), Charlotte Observer news partner WSOC reported.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
The arrest of Pereira catalyzed a slow-motion crisis that had been enveloping Altice since the summer of 2021, when poor performance, followed by rising interest rates, began to threaten Drahi’s ability to finance his companies.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Video shows a tidal storm surge enveloping homes along North Carolina's coast as Hurricane Erin moved through the Atlantic Ocean, gaining momentum.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
While the mouse embryo adheres to the uterine surface and then folds around it, essentially enveloping it, the human embryo is far more invasive.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enveloping
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On one hand, state officials declare housing their top priority.—
Chip Monaco,
Oc Register,
1 Sep. 2025
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Ellis, a security guard for the building housing the obstetrician's office at the time, testified that the confrontation occurred after Cardi B, then pregnant with her first child, stepped out of an elevator on the fifth floor.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Nice drive-by swipe there on a Tony Pollard carry as Jonathon Cooper was wrapping him up.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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Small Things Like These was shot between wrapping Oppenheimer and the awards run, with financing coming together when Murphy’s co-star Matt Damon joined as producer.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, Florida's Miccosukee Tribe claimed the facility impacted its access to the surrounding area and posed risks to the tribe's food and water supply.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Parts of it would be carved up and grafted onto surrounding Democratic-leaning districts, and a significant portion would be added to a new Latino-majority seat in central Los Angeles County, basically leaving Calvert with a viable district from which to seek reelection.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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All around her, linen, encasing her, like a caul.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Desserts carry the same straightforward, honest goodness, as in fragile phyllo dough encasing mascarpone with cinnamon caramel and lovely lemon pistachios.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The layout was created to be as open as possible, drawing inspiration from loft living while strategically enclosing private areas like the bedroom, dressing spaces, and Meloni’s office.—
Gay Gassmann,
Architectural Digest,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Bruni Tedeschi captures her in that vortex — her pulmonary illness confining her to bed one minute and her artistic drives reanimating her with defiant spirit the next.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Wildlife art can be confining, constricting, customary; contemporary artists are assuring its survival and vibrancy by breaking from the traditional.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The label, which is set to launch in the new year, will become the new home for ITV Studios’ Potato team, encompassing Potato and 12 Yard’s portfolio of quiz shows and catalogue.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Recognizing the complexities inherent to the critical materials market, encompassing base metals like nickel, lithium, chromium and magnesium alongside rare earths and specialty minerals such as cobalt and germanium, there is a pressing imperative for greater transparency.—
Sahit Muja,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The boats offer a low-effort way to spy on some of the coolest marine life in the region, including bat rays and even the occasional shark.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings joined the company’s board in May 2025 after giving more than $20 million to Democrats, including $7 million to a pro-Harris super PAC.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Enveloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enveloping. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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