ENCAPSULATION Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

encapsulation

noun

as in summary

a short statement of the main points didn't have time to read the full news article, just the encapsulation on the second page

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Recent Examples of encapsulation The loss that ensured the Angels’ 11th straight losing season was the perfect encapsulation of their latest miserable year. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026 But there’s something about the failures of The Last House that feel like an encapsulation of the state of American film in all its rudderless mediocrity in which humanity is scarcely explored and artistry is rarely found. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 The report evaluates the encapsulation plant and underground storage tunnels constructed by nuclear waste firm Posiva. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 Safe handling options include encapsulation, enclosure, or replacement, with some areas best addressed by pros. — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026 What ensued felt like a fitting encapsulation of the 2026 Padres. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 July 2026 An airy, not-too-sweet vanilla like Taunt is the perfect encapsulation of a Gemini who’s always flitting from one topic of interest to the next. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 14 July 2026 Obama would use his Nobel lecture to deliver a beautiful encapsulation of this point of view. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 The spacecraft was recently prepped for encapsulation inside its rocket at one of NASA's launch facilities. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 12 June 2026

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Noun

The memo provides a summary of the agreement between Google and Entergy, as well as summaries of testimony provided by Entergy officials in support of the contract.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
The letter from Blumenthal and an accompanying summary of the whistleblower’s statements says the Postal Service began work on the portal on June 15 and stopped on June 25 after Talwani’s initial order.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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In outline, these are elegant Bond-villain machines for faceless, leaderless, pervasive espionage and assassination, the stuff of paranoid nightmares and stochastic violence.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Finally, Angel Martinez captured this gorgeous shot of the eclipsed Sturgeon Moon setting behind a cluster of skyscrapers in Madrid, Spain, as atmospheric effects distorted the true color and outline of the lunar disk.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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