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enclosed

[en-klohzd] / ɛnˈkloʊzd /


ADJECTIVE
encircled
Synonyms


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The enclosed setup ensured bees ate only the experimental feed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 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

The eventual artwork, 25 metres by 25 metres and enclosed by a wall, will be filled with stones from these graveyards.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

“I can handle a brief interaction with a cat, but once it’s more than 45 minutes in an enclosed space, I start to experience an allergic reaction.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Concrete walls enclosed a weed-dotted parade field, a jail, and a mustard-colored barracks.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French