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enclosed

[en-klohzd] / ɛnˈkloʊzd /


ADJECTIVE
encircled
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We lived in a two-story duplex built in 1899, where I enjoyed sitting on our enclosed porch watching thunderstorms and the leaves change on trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

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

We were walking on, surrounded, enclosed, enveloped, being eaten by ants.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver