envelopment

noun

Definition of envelopmentnext
as in entanglement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envelopment
  1. entanglement
  2. entrapment
  3. ambush
  4. web
Noun
  • His effort to limit U.S. entanglements abroad could lead to U.S. underreach, leaving dangerous vacuums of power.
    Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Trump's legal entanglements are not limited to the New York case.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of entanglement
Noun
  • The truck had suddenly turned right, crossing the road's bike path and forcing Adam's entrapment under its chassis.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Themes of entrapment, unrequited love and loss penetrate the screen, with Lachman conveying the narrative through a bespoke aesthetic captured on different celluloid formats.
    Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of entrapment
Noun
  • Days earlier, two American citizens and a Mexican national were shot dead in the state of Durango in an ambush that also left an American teenager critically injured.
    Annie Correal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Many in Charlotte recall the April 29 fatal ambush of police officers that shocked the city, prompting a period of widespread mourning.
    Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of ambush
Noun
  • In addition to streaming via a web browser, Mubi offers apps for mobile phones, media streaming devices (Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Roku), and Smart TVs.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Even those with home web access may not have unlimited data plans.
    Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of web
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