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enclosed

[en-klohzd] / ɛnˈkloʊzd /


ADJECTIVE
encircled
Synonyms


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To lessen your risk of infection, keep wild rodents out of your home and other enclosed spaces by sealing any holes and placing snap traps.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Hantavirus exposure often occurs in enclosed or poorly ventilated spaces—homes, cabins or sheds—where rodent activity is present.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

These primitive compartments were essentially tiny bubbles, where lipid membranes enclosed basic organic molecules.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

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

Good because I didn’t feel so pressed in, so enclosed, but bad because of the crickets.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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