encapsulate
Example Sentences
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Why it’s vital: Unsettling but gorgeously realized, the series introduces a disquieting dread that encapsulates the fear of being closeted in a small community while acknowledging the bittersweet yearning that comes with an awakening youth.
From Salon
"This encapsulates who Boris and Sofia were - people who instinctively and selflessly tried to help others."
From BBC
It was encapsulated by the famous New York Times picture of the “starving” boy who turned out to be seriously ill and to have a brother living in the same conditions who was remarkably well-nourished.
“Fish is really easy to overcook, of course… but if there’s no place for that steam to go because it’s completely encapsulated, that’s the beauty of the salt.”
From Salon
It was a play that encapsulated everything that went right — and wrong — for the Chargers on defense against the Philadelphia Eagles at SoFi Stadium on Monday night.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
