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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 pastry clung to a thin layer of aspic that enveloped a filing of pork shoulder and fat, bacon, chicken liver, veal sweetbreads, and button, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms. —
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Creation of a legendary company amid tumult Plenty of drama enveloped the run-up to the creation of General Electric in 1892. —Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 Temperatures outside the capsule built up to some 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit as a sheath of plasma enveloped the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, and its four long-distance travelers, temporarily blocking radio signals the Moon ship and Mission Control in Houston. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026 The Airline sandwich is generously layered with mortadella, soppressata, provolone and giardiniera — enveloped in that dreamy focaccia that absorbs each savory and spicy component. —Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026 The massive road project, decades in planning, has been enveloped in controversy even before getting underway. —Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 For Artemis, the astronauts will remain on board their capsule until the ship has enveloped the Orion in its well deck. —Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Some are right on the sea, others enveloped in rosemary, bougainvillea, and olive trees. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026 These savory puff pastry bites are enveloped in Gouda cheese. —Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Creation of a legendary company amid tumult Plenty of drama enveloped the run-up to the creation of General Electric in 1892. —Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 Temperatures outside the capsule built up to some 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit as a sheath of plasma enveloped the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, and its four long-distance travelers, temporarily blocking radio signals the Moon ship and Mission Control in Houston. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2026 The Airline sandwich is generously layered with mortadella, soppressata, provolone and giardiniera — enveloped in that dreamy focaccia that absorbs each savory and spicy component. —Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026 The massive road project, decades in planning, has been enveloped in controversy even before getting underway. —Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026 For Artemis, the astronauts will remain on board their capsule until the ship has enveloped the Orion in its well deck. —Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Some are right on the sea, others enveloped in rosemary, bougainvillea, and olive trees. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026 These savory puff pastry bites are enveloped in Gouda cheese. —Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026
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Ahmad Lahham, 48, waved the yellow Hezbollah flag standing on a mountain of rubble that used to be his apartment building, which had also housed a branch of Hezbollah’s financial arm, Al-Qard Al-Hassan.— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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The National Quantum Algorithm Center is temporarily housed at Hyde Park Labs, a commercial science and tech hub affiliated with the University of Chicago, with plans to move to the quantum park when it is built out.— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
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During both Coachella weekends in the Southern California desert, some attendees sported bands wrapped around their drinks that lit up when tapped together.— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors say Freeman strangled Seitz with a shoelace and wrapped her body in what appeared to be bedsheets before putting her in the trunk of her vehicle.— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Where the hill of Fiesole begins to climb, but still in Florence, that’s where the quiet idyll of Il Salviatino begins, a 15th-century villa surrounded by a 13-acre park just 10 minutes away from the Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore) and a 25-minute ride from the airport.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
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If your lawn is surrounded by weeds, gophers may be attracted to the area, dining on the roots of the weeds on the way to your lawn.— David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
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Typically, when a book is acquired by a publishing imprint, those deals are shrouded in mystery.— Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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But the process is still shrouded in mystery.— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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This treat is just the right size — a huge, juicy strawberry encased in red bean paste and then an outer shell of mochi.— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Most bathrooms come with showers encased in rounded Crittal-style glass.— Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
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However, under the aforementioned definitions, only mowed grass areas which are enclosed and inaccessible to residents appear to be nonfunctional turf.— Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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Apple’s Vision Pro videos, known as Apple Immersive Video, are playable in virtual reality, which means users are fully enclosed within the scene.— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Nathan learned about the fate of a great-aunt, who was confined at Theresienstadt, and her grandson, who by a circuitous, ultimately tragic path is remembered by Catholics as a martyr.— Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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The debate is not confined to Britain.— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Trump nominated Warsh in late January, following a lengthy search process that included nearly a dozen candidates.— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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Other softball winners included Lake Mary, Leesburg and Olympia.— Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Enveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/enveloped. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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