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enveloped

verb

past tense of envelop

as in housed

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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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 enveloped The cooking creates so much smoke that the 24-year-old restaurant is enveloped in it. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 Her black frames were huge, curved, and almost completely enveloped around her eyes, to look distinctly bug-like. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026 As White’s deep voice enveloped the theater, photographs of protests filled the screens behind her, creating the musical’s most poignant moment. — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 On an 1888 rolling historic Victorian estate just off the bustling South Congress Avenue, Hotel Saint Cecilia offers a lavish collection of 20 bungalows, suites, and studios enveloped in a lush canopy of trees. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026 That trough disrupted the high pressure bubble near the Great Basin that was responsible for a West Coast heat wave that finally enveloped the Bay Area last week. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 During this hour in his presence a very tangible sense of aloneness enveloped me. — Chris Ware, The New York Review of Books, 12 Aug. 2026 Last month saw an intense heat wave that enveloped the eastern half of the country through the July 4th holiday weekend, with subsequent rounds of extreme heat that hit after that as well. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 The shroud of silence and fear that enveloped Syria throughout the Assad decades was gone. — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

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The Foscarini Signature Suite (which housed the Doge) is approximately 966 square feet and also offers Grand Canal views.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Off-grid residents blur the line between housed and homeless, as county officials juggle lax enforcement, environmental damage, real estate scams and calls to legalize basic services such as addresses and trash pickup.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of housed

Verb

Each piece of yuca (cut like a large fry) is wrapped in bacon and fried until the outside is crispy and golden while the center remains soft.

— Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
On Saturday, Bueckers was at a Costco on Arbrook Boulevard, with fans of all ages wrapped around several aisles lining up to get an autograph and a picture with the star.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of wrapped

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The symbolic funeral pyres were surrounded by offerings to Hindu deities as relatives gathered to perform the final rites.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The novel’s little Scottish village, surrounded by forest, feels claustrophobic, isolated, steeped in dread.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrounded

Verb

For most people, the inside of the Salt Lake Temple has long been shrouded in secrecy, fueling both curiosity and criticism.

— Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
The Haitian community in Salisbury is now shrouded by fear of further ICE operations but still determined to fight for change, local immigration lawyer Kenson Raymond said.

— Nathan Lee, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shrouded

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But Oliver said the contractors installed the grinder pump a month ago with its own power source encased in a locked box and didn’t provide her with a key.

— Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
With six bedrooms and six full bathrooms spread across more than 9,000 square feet, the home’s three distinct structures are connected by bridges and wrapped in curved glass encased in black steel frames.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of encased

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Tiny fuel for demanding missions TRISO, or tristructural isotropic particle fuel, consists of small fuel particles enclosed in multiple protective layers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
From the charming exterior and enclosed sunporch to the lovely woodwork throughout its 2,500-square-foot interior, what’s not to love?

— Rachel Freundt, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

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