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encapsule

verb

Definition of encapsule

as in to armor

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The plan is to armor the place with sandbags until more thorough repairs can be completed.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Workers have been frantically building an emergency revetment — placing rocks on the coast to armor the shoreline against the waves — to shore up the roadway, located on a narrow strip of coastline pinched between the ocean and a cliff.

— Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of armor

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Its bankruptcy filings, which were picked through by 404 Media, encapsulate the critiques of the AI industry’s model.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
This statement encapsulates the essential reason Christ Jesus was sent by the Father – to reveal his oneness with God, which illustrates the truth of everyone’s oneness with the Father as the spiritual man of God’s creating.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of encapsulate

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An unopened box may look exciting when it is surrounded by balloons, friends and the smell of cake.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Visceral fat — which lies deep within the abdomen and surrounds internal organs — has also been linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, Cleveland Clinic states.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of surround

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But a team of about eight Sherpas could do it – using foam padding and a special stretcher that cocoons the body, Dawa said.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
It's known for its exceptionally blue waters and the dusky pink clay rock formations that cocoon it.

— Callie Thorpe, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of cocoon

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Mindy Miranda said her 8-year-old daughter was in her third-grade classroom upstairs when shots rang out.

— Kaila Nichols, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
The tables were draped in salmon-pink tablecloths and ringed with bright red chairs, and each plate had a napkin folded into a swan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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