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encase

verb as in box

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verb as in cocoon

verb as in sheathe

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She thought perhaps she could keep them, encase them in a necklace to wear in memory.

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Decades of rapid urban development have encased the city with impermeable concrete surfaces that hinder the natural drainage of water.

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The wontons are filled with a delicious blend of cream cheese, parmesan and diced jalapeño peppers, which is then encased in a wonton skin and fried “until bubbly and golden brown.”

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Come rain, frost or fog, court watchers – predominantly women, often rugged up in beanies and encased in sleeping bags – watched for the moment the glass doors would open.

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The beans themselves are encased in a green pod that must be peeled and shelled.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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