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enclosed

[en-klohzd] / ɛnˈkloʊzd /


ADJECTIVE
encircled
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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

A formerly shady brook, enclosed by trees, has been opened out to form a wetland area.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

The historic Bird Cage Theatre, a place for vaudeville-style, fourth-wall-breaking shows, just reopened with a properly enclosed roof and air conditioning.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Turning aside, she led them toward the southern slopes of the hill of Caras Galadhon, and passing through a high green hedge they came into an enclosed garden.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien