as in to enclose
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls
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Recent Examples of encase
At the corner of E Street and Fifth Street in Marysville rises Mount Marysville, a more than 10-foot high mound of brick, debris and whatever else went down with the old hotel, encased in a concrete spray and covering hundreds of feet of the downtown corner lot.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
The graceful curvature of the leather seatbacks and straps encasing the sofas were a marvel, somehow both sturdy and delicate.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
Prehistoric insects encased in amber reveal a terrifying evolutionary road that dead-ended sometime after the mid-Cretaceous period.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
Imagine rows and rows of standing racks encased in metal boxes, with lots of lights, and dense clusters of displays and controls, standing as high as human beings.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 16 Mar. 2025
The graceful curvature of the leather seatbacks and straps encasing the sofas were a marvel, somehow both sturdy and delicate.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
Prehistoric insects encased in amber reveal a terrifying evolutionary road that dead-ended sometime after the mid-Cretaceous period.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
Imagine rows and rows of standing racks encased in metal boxes, with lots of lights, and dense clusters of displays and controls, standing as high as human beings.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encase
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To maximize results, the brand has also developed an entire line based on rosemary, enclosed in a convenient kit featuring a detangling brush (for the scalp massage); plus, a scrub and a shampoo, to best purify the scalp and restore it to a normal condition, for visibly stronger and shinier hair.—
Alice Nardiotti,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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Position wrapped fillet crosswise on leaf; wrap and roll to completely enclose fillet.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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The facility replaces the City’s former Public Works complex at Highland and Lincoln and houses several city divisions under one roof, including Electric, Water and Wastewater, Public Works and Warehouse operations.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Apr. 2025
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The announcement by Latino Democrats adds to growing concern and criticism of the administration's policy to deport hundreds of migrants to El Salvador and house them in CECOT under a $6 million agreement.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Back when the mysterious scandal surrounding Natalia Grace Barnett made headlines, Imogen Faith-Reid — the actor who would one day play her — wasn’t aware of it.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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As Obama explained to Bush, the rumors surrounding her decision to simply bow out of some aspects of public life proves how many expectations women still carry on their shoulders.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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In the beginning, these robotaxis will be confined to certain neighborhoods and will only operate in optimal conditions.—
Joann Muller,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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Still, much of this art remained confined to the streets, making its impact felt in fleeting but powerful moments.—
Rebecca Ruth Gould,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
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The freeze included funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a federal program that pays for HIV medications abroad.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
1 Apr. 2025
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The program includes more than 100 trackers for such biomarkers as hormones, nutrients and metabolic conditioning.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Encase.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encase. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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