encloses

verb

variants also incloses
present tense third-person singular of enclose
1
as in encases
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 surrounds
to form a circle around in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend

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3
as in envelops
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 encloses Sitting unassumingly on a city plaza, the spruce structure encloses a windowless cylinder of silence. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026 Native palms and trees are drawn to the property’s edge, forming a living barrier that encloses without isolating. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 For the runner housing, which encloses the turbine, the team 3D printed a mold and then cast the final component in fiberglass. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026 This process continues for decades until eventually, one day, immune mediators rupture the cap that encloses the plaque. — Mary J. Scourboutakos, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025 The chicken embryo is embedded in the membrane that encloses the yolk, and the tension on the membrane provided by the yolk is needed for the embryo to develop properly. — ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encloses
  1. encases
  2. surrounds
  3. envelops
  4. houses
  5. encircles
  6. wraps
  7. includes
  8. shrouds
Verb
  • The plastic that encases laundry pods dissolves and rinses out with the excess water.
    — Katelyn Chef, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • The faux hair encases her locs, allowing the blonde to be the focal point of the look.
    — Larry Stansbury, InStyle, 25 May 2026
Definition of encases
Verb
  • With Harry's anticipated return to the UK this week, much interest surrounds the very public royal rift and many are wondering if the brothers will reunite.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Biddinger hopes the shrine at Queen of Heaven will help diminish the stigma that still often surrounds suicide.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of surrounds
Verb
  • The One&Only’s prime location in the V&A Waterfront offers the best of both worlds - close enough to all the attractions of the Waterfront as well as the city, but still envelops you in a blissful bubble of privacy like only a resort hotel can.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • When Dionne leans on Farrah, her best friend envelops her in the love Dionne’s mother is too hurt to give.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026
Definition of envelops
Verb
  • The property also houses its own private theater, wine cellar, tasting room, game room, poker room and fitness center.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Even with a modest rebound after the pandemic, the BOP today houses roughly 154,000 inmates, nearly 30 percent fewer than at its 2013 peak.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of houses
Verb
  • The butterfly encircles Larsson's eye, with its wings spanning the whole area from her inner brow to well past its tip.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 July 2026
  • In the center of Washington Park is a lagoon, which once weaved in a crescent shape around a peninsula in a configuration that annoyed boaters, but now encircles a central island called Bynum Island.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Definition of encircles
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  • While every room has a private pool with amazing views, don’t miss the resort’s stunning main pool that wraps around a central garden.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • The deal that puts a brand in 4,000 stores gets its final validation not in a boardroom but in a line that wraps around a booth in New Orleans.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of wraps
Verb
  • Especially not when their pregame preparation includes having to try to block out an international uproar.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The signature quilted exterior includes four more pockets, so everything is within reach.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 7 July 2026
Definition of includes
Verb
  • To understand why that shrouds a black hole in mystery, consider how no signal can travel faster than light.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 June 2026
  • Secrecy shrouds the guest list, although photos of John Legend and the Beckhams at Argentaia have popped on social media.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Definition of shrouds

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