envelopment

noun

Definition of envelopmentnext
as in entanglement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envelopment
  1. entanglement
  2. entrapment
  3. ambush
  4. web
Noun
  • Homelander, as expected, flips out, accusing Starlight of a betrayal due to her romantic entanglement with Hughie.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This was the younger male whale’s first entanglement, the NOAA said.
    Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of entanglement
Noun
  • The truck had suddenly turned right, crossing the road's bike path and forcing Adam's entrapment under its chassis.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Themes of entrapment, unrequited love and loss penetrate the screen, with Lachman conveying the narrative through a bespoke aesthetic captured on different celluloid formats.
    Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of entrapment
Noun
  • Police say Mangione was found with a gun, mask and writings linking him to the ambush outside the New York Hilton Midtown, where Thompson was arriving for his company's annual investor conference.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 15 Dec. 2024
  • While tarantulas are more active hunters, trapdoor spiders have evolved to rely on their burrows and ambush techniques for survival.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of ambush
Noun
  • Webpages can be printed to PDF format on both Windows and macOS (just choose PDF format instead of a printer), and any web browser will be able to save page HTML for you.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
  • On your computer: Go to Google Maps in your web browser Click the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner of the screen Select Saved Click the Maps tab.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of web
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