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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
encase .
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Examples
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Staircases in each of the five bedrooms lead up to a roof terrace, which encases a Jacuzzi, life-size chess board and dining area.
Private Properties 2012
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France is now 80% nuclear powered, and safely and effectively encases and buries it's radioactive waste.
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It wraps the surfaces of walls, encases bathroom furnishings, and turns from the surface of a wall to form a ceiling.
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Staircases in each of the five bedrooms lead up to a roof terrace, which encases a Jacuzzi, life-size chess board and dining area.
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It wraps the surfaces of walls, encases bathroom furnishings, and turns from the surface of a wall to form a ceiling.
READER TIP: Bent Sliced House by Hufft Projects | Inhabitat 2010
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ANDREA encases andenhances the metabolism of living plants, soil and water to produce oxygen and remove toxins from the environment.
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Watching frenzied, frustrated squirrels as the weight of their greedy, obese little paws causes the shroud that encases the feeder to descend, shutting off their food supply.
Backyard Warfare Ralph Gardner Jr. 2012
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As a result, they never escape a "bubble" that encases them from college through their eventual settlement "in a comparatively small number of cities and in selected neighborhoods in those cities."
Peter M. Shane: The Magical Misdirection of Charles Murray: The Elite is Patriotic, But Not "Of America" Peter M. Shane 2010
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And for a little extra flair, the marble facade actually encases petrified tree roots, which is a really amazing little touch.
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The teams on the wavy glass that encases the Guardian's own Kings Place building work like synchronised swimmers with their sweeping, soap-and-rinsing arcs.
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