ENSHROUD Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

enshroud

verb

in-ˈshrau̇d

Definition of enshroud

as in to conceal

to keep secret or shut off from view the criminal organization uses a strictly enforced vow of silence to enshroud its villainous doings

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as in to shroud

to surround or cover closely a dense fog enshrouded the bridge spanning the harbor

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Recent Examples of enshroud Kesha is credited as executive producer on the project, the album cover for which depicts her head enshrouded by a plastic bag. — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 25 Apr. 2023 Du Bois reckoned with his judgment and the tumult enshrouding it chiefly through writing. — Vaughn Rasberry, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023 Rope-and-thatch pergolas enshroud the outdoor dining and lounge space with fire features. — Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2023 The pillars of gas and Interstellar dust enshroud the thousands of stars that exist in the region. — Julia Musto, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for enshroud

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Clements is charged with two counts of first-degree homicide by vehicle, hit and run resulting in serious injury or death, stalking, and concealing the death of another.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Carvajal also rejected the suggestion that the group activated disappearing messages to conceal threats.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of conceal

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In addition to the 34th Street garden, the Prairie Terrace at 17th Street will reopen after being shrouded in scaffolding for nine years because of construction alongside it.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2026
But the process was shrouded in secrecy because working with Nolan is an in-person process.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of shroud

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If a suspicious sample directly reduces a model’s reward, the model could learn to hide its behavior instead of correcting it.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
The Kettle Moraine State Forest is right at our edge, and there are nooks and crannies where something could hide.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of hide

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The remains, wrapped in several layers of garbage bags, were turned over to the Gang Supression Force by HERO, a relief organization that was contacted through humanitarian channels, the group told the Miami Herald.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Paul Herlihy’s body was found on the kitchen floor wrapped in carpet and covered with a blue tarp.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrap

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But take a walk inside and the ground is laden with faint slabs of rock, gravestones from a centuries-old Indigenous family cemetery that had been obscured by the passage of time and neglect.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
However, any potential signal is expected to be faint and can be obscured by cosmic variance, the statistical uncertainty that arises when observations cover only a finite portion of the universe.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscure

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The attack is not so much a matter of precision as enclosing an area—hopefully a space that the fly is within when her jaws slap shut.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
In 1928, Schindler returned to enclose the sleeping porches and turn them into conventional bedrooms.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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