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have cocooned

  • present perfect
    of cocoon.
    cocoon
    noun
    the silky envelope spun by the larvae of many kinds of insects, as silkworms, serving as a covering for the insect during its stage as a pupa.

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On one hand, I would have been just completely focused on the music, and on the other hand it might have felt slightly awkward, socially, and I might have cocooned a bit mentally.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2018

Breaking with tradition, he ad-libbed his hour-long speech with minimal notes, and was not protected by the bullet-proof screens that have cocooned prime ministers at this event for some 20 years.

From Newsweek