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enclasped

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past tense of enclasp

as in hugged

to put one's arms around and press tightly reached around and enclasped all four children at once

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In the selfie video, Valentina grinned into the camera wearing a gold choker and gold hoops as her mother hugged her from behind.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 June 2026
At the defense table that day, Broadwater, wearing a gray pinstripe suit, choked back sobs and hugged his lawyers.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

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