MANTLING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

mantling

verb

present participle of mantle

as in wrapping

to surround or cover closely early-morning fog mantled the fields along the river

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The seven-date arena run will begin April 22 at Auckland’s Spark Arena before heading to Christchurch, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne, wrapping May 9 at Perth’s RAC Arena.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026
The parking lot will be extended, wrapping around the building, with a lot of handicapped parking spaces, and Samahon expects the other parking spaces will be oversized.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

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Congressional leaders, wired to protect their own and afraid of upsetting their narrow margins, are famous for shrouding ethics investigations in secrecy and dragging them out for years.

— Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Advertisement Israel has bombed oil depots in Tehran, shrouding the city in toxic black smoke, and attacked Iran’s South Pars gas field.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Apr. 2026

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Deadly weekend Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s airport underscored the risk of war enveloping still more of the Middle East.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Sinot gave Larsson’s eyes a wash of frosty white shimmer, extending the pale shadow all the way up to the brows and enveloping the inner corners to serve as a canvas for more crystals.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026

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Each petal serves both structural and aesthetic purposes, enclosing a vast central hall that can accommodate up to 2,500 worshippers.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Nearby is The Birth, 2026, a ziggurat partly woven from bags of fertilizer, enclosing a film installation about the assembly of drones, shot in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

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