cocoon
noun
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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A massive mixed-use development, called the Wharf, will cocoon the historic barges with shiny things, including piers, a plaza and a rum distillery by Todd Thrasher.
From Washington Post ● May 12, 2016