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1
as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages
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2
as in surrounded
to form a circle around
in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend
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as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely
the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view
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Recent Examples of enclosed
Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
The enclosed chamber offers very good heat regulation with an extruder fan, a part-cooling fan, an auxiliary part-cooling fan, and a fan to regulate the chamber.
—PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
The press release said it’s not known how the bear got into the zoo, which is enclosed by a fence.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The Olbrich Botanical Gardens consists of 16 outdoor gardens and an enclosed conservatory, open all year, filled with tropical plants.
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Southern California Edison, the utility that operates the now-shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, has released to the public some 1,749 images taken by robotic cameras during inspections of canisters enclosed in casks that store radioactive waste at the plant.
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That’s why caged parrots are prone to atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke, Windsor says.—
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More than 6,000 people have been killed and 22,000 political prisoners remain caged.—
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The elementary school arts magnet program will be housed at University Park Creative Arts.—
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That's because the Globes do look a little different this year, thanks to construction on the Beverly Hilton, the iconic hotel that's housed the awards show for decades.—
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Michael was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 4th, surrounded by his entire family in Los Angeles, California.—
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Centered around an azure alpine lake and surrounded by a network of more than 460 trails, Wanaka is a haven for kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, and skiing.—
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But in the second season of the series, which wrapped last Sunday, a new sense of uncertainty, reflection, and maturity grips the central characters, making for even better television.—
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Our weeklong tester was wrapped in Velvet Red Pearl paint, deep and rich in style.—
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The Cam Newton Experience this weekend won’t just be encased in a stadium.—
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This means that heavy elements like rock and metal are dissolved and encased in a thick mantle of metallic hydrogen enveloped in a massive atmospheric cloak of multi-colored clouds of ammonium hydrosulphide.—
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By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
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Others, particularly in North Carolina, remained year-round lakes encircled by sandy rims.—
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This means that heavy elements like rock and metal are dissolved and encased in a thick mantle of metallic hydrogen enveloped in a massive atmospheric cloak of multi-colored clouds of ammonium hydrosulphide.—
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While Walz is not implicated in the fraud issues, the reality that the schemes have become an urgent problem under his watch has enveloped talk of the Minnesotan governor's future political ambitions.—
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Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.—
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“Enclosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclosed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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