Meaning & use
Encased
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Enclosed or completely covered within a protective outer layer.
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The fossil was found encased in a block of solid amber.
Her broken arm was encased in a plaster cast for six weeks.
A note on using this word
"Encased" can describe both literal physical containment, like a fossil in amber, and figurative protection or isolation.
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Words with an opposite meaning
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