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enveloping

ADJECTIVE
encompassing
Synonyms


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Weightier than any of that is the ever-more involuted mystery enveloping the real Elizabeth Short, whose murder has inspired fictionalized homages before De Palma’s movie and since, but has yet to be satisfactorily rendered onscreen.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, John, David, and guest host Juliette Kayyem discuss the newest drama enveloping semi-royals Prince Harry and Meghan after they announced an impending move back to the UK.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

The blur outside becomes enveloping and unfathomable; the universe inside the car evolves as the friends invent tension-defusing rituals to keep from screaming at one another.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Everyone seems to have formed their own opinion on the alleged cheating scandal enveloping Saltburn Cricket Club, and it's not hard to see why.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

I peered into the enveloping blackness between my feet to see Emma pulling herself even farther down by the rungs of a ladder.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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