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enswathe

verb

in-ˈswät͟h

Definition of enswathe

as in to wrap

to surround or cover closely swelling buds still enswathed in their furry overcoats

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The train photos, mounted on aluminum, were wrapped around the walls and corners of the staircase.

— Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Everyone’s favorite—on the left, on the right, young, old—is pigs in a blanket, the little cocktail hot dogs wrapped in pastry.

— Kwame Onwuachi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrap

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Ma, like Lucas, evokes dreamlike scenography that heightens and shifts emotion through enveloping atmospheres.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Every morning, the entire complex is enveloped in repetitive dance music adapted from popular songs of twenty years ago.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of envelop

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The last decade of Yayoi Kusama’s life is shrouded in mystery, given the artist’s increasing isolation and poor health.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
For a different kind of natural wonder, make your way southeast to Elche, an inland city shrouded by Europe’s largest palm grove.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of shroud

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Nearby is The Birth, 2026, a ziggurat partly woven from bags of fertilizer, enclosing a film installation about the assembly of drones, shot in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
The whole community is enclosed within high brick walls, but the four brick ministers’ buildings are surrounded by an additional iron fence with two large steel entry gates.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

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