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encapsulate

[en-kap-suh-leyt, -syoo-] / ɛnˈkæp səˌleɪt, -sjʊ- /




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“That element is to encapsulate that Stagg was fearing for his wife. As he walks down this corridor, he is faced with: Is she alive? Is she dead?”

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Below are five bits that encapsulate his run as one of late-night’s most self-deprecating hosts.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

Either in the colours of Manchester United or Northern Ireland, the highlights of his career encapsulate why many who saw him still argue he was the best player ever.

From BBC May 19, 2026

Micron and Sandisk, plus Western Digital and Seagate, perfectly encapsulate momentum.

From Barron's Apr. 2, 2026

We owe to him indispensable phrases which encapsulate powerful arguments, such as ‘unintended consequence’ and ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’; one of his phrases, ‘role model’, has moved out of the university into daily speech.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

There’s a show, in fact, that precisely encapsulates that experience: “South Side,” a departed Comedy Central treat that encapsulates life in Chicago in all its sweaty glory.

From Salon Jul. 1, 2026

So yeah, the title I think encapsulates how we’re trying to explore these different genres and all the different narrative threads in the show.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

One pattern encapsulates the monotony of prison life, while another represents the rooftops she could see on her twice daily 10-minute walks while inside.

From BBC May 30, 2026

This description encapsulates the real warrior ethos: Humble, quiet, just doing a job.

From Slate Apr. 13, 2026

Its outer walls are made entirely of rounded glass, but a circular tube of dark metal encapsulates the glass walls.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Even with all the fanfare, the man giving out raffle tickets at the front entrance encapsulated it perfectly.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

That sentence perfectly encapsulated Freedom to Marry’s “road map to victory” strategy, which had aimed at changing hearts and minds in order to deliver the change in law and politics needed.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Yet it encapsulated what supporting this England team was about.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

A few years ago, she heard a term that perfectly encapsulated the persistent chatter in her brain: food noise.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

I only knew the memory lived in me, a perfectly encapsulated morsel of a good past, a brushstroke of color on the gray, barren canvas that our lives had become.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Tesla, a notoriously volatile stock, has moved an average of about 6% up or down the week encapsulating the prior four quarterly reports, in line with history.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

Erica Moore, a Doctor Who fan who spent many years in Cardiff but now lives in Boston, USA, said there were other characters and relationships which stood out as encapsulating the show's widespread appeal.

From BBC May 31, 2025

Owner Bill Wyatt has designed a few shirts playing on themes of a burning heart encapsulating the word “L.A.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2025

“Because we’re simply drying, densifying, and encapsulating, it doesn’t need to be a particular ash content or heating level or anything like that.”

From Salon Jul. 18, 2024

One argument, "Don't programmers deserve a reward for their creativity," earned a response encapsulating Stallman's anger over the recent Gosling Emacs episode: "If anything deserves a reward, it is social contribution," Stallman wrote.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams




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