wall in
phrasal verb
walled in; walling in; walls in
: to surround (something) with a wall or with something that is like a wall
The school grounds are walled in.
They walled the garden in with rows of thick shrubs.
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The Finns might put this poll up on the wall in their dressing room.
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Anthropic’s lunchroom, downstairs, was where Claude banged its head against walls in real life.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
From upload to gallery wall in minutes.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Lumbering up to a low wall in front of them was a group of seven giraffes of varying sizes, each in search of its own version of afternoon tea.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
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Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Anthropic’s lunchroom, downstairs, was where Claude banged its head against walls in real life.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
From upload to gallery wall in minutes.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Lumbering up to a low wall in front of them was a group of seven giraffes of varying sizes, each in search of its own version of afternoon tea.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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