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enclosed

[en-klohzd] / ɛnˈkloʊzd /


ADJECTIVE
encircled
Synonyms


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Natural England is now moving away from enclosed projects and is issuing licenses for wild beaver release.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

It helps nurture a slower, older way of life, with pocket flocks and modest dairy herds enclosed by thick hedgerows foaming with cow parsley and twittering songbirds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Lysosomes are small compartments enclosed by membranes that serve as the cell's recycling centers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Freud is depicted on a chair and enclosed with an abstract black-lined box that could be interpreted as a mental cage of sorts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Come critique time, most students behaved as if the assignment had been to confine the stories in a dark, enclosed area and test their reaction to sensory deprivation.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris