Thesaurus results for ENVELOPMENT

envelopment

noun

Definition of envelopment

as in entanglement

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Recent Examples of envelopment Recent acoustical changes to the ever-challenging Houston hall have even yielded more sonic presence, warmth and envelopment. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026

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Nearly 27% of 2025 entanglements were observed off the coast of California.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Today, entanglement is the foundation for quantum computing and next-generation sensors, among other applications.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of entanglement

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The show worked with local police, but many of the criminal cases later ended up being thrown out due to issues of entrapment or jurisdiction, per Fischel; none of the other men arrested in the sting that included Conradt’s suicide were prosecuted.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
The terror is physical entrapment, an unbearable ticking clock with Jay having one hour of oxygen left, alone with his thoughts.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of entrapment

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No single personality type or demographic was immune to the experience of a deep enmeshment with one’s audience, and to its profound consequences for their creativity and well-being.

— Julianna Pillemer, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
Complex, intricate, and at all times realistic and humane, Famous Men is the pinnacle of the attempt to capture this specific and yet, all too universal, formative experience of enmeshment, devotion, and ego-death.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

Definition of enmeshment

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The ambush-style slaying, carried out in broad daylight, rattled law enforcement and the surrounding Palmdale community.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Federal agents have arrested a woman officials say supplied a gun to the felon who killed four police officers in a 2024 ambush in Charlotte, officials said Monday.

— Andrew Dys, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambush

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But the arguable highlight of the style appears at its mudguard and heel, which have been covered in a spider web graphic.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
So Sayegh rang her web hosting company to ask what had happened, only to be told surging ticket demand had crashed their servers.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

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