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enveloped

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Enveloped in the arms of the man I loved who valued monogamy and proudly introduced me as his girlfriend to every acquaintance, I felt an uneasiness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

Enveloped by rainforest on Queensland's Gold Coast, the park is full of koalas like this.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

Enveloped viruses, like the coronavirus, can live up to five days on surfaces; nonenveloped viruses, including enteroviruses linked to the common cold, can live for weeks, in some cases even if the surfaces are disinfected.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

Enveloped viruses and naked viruses both may enter cells using the fusion method.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Enveloped by the heat they’d left a few minutes earlier, they walked swiftly away from the house and out onto the road.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison