as in coop
an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals
the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages
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as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up
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Recent Examples of cage
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The outfield berm feels like a spring training game and with no direct access to the clubhouse complexes, players can’t work out in the cages between innings.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2025
Staking, trellising, and caging are different training methods used to support tomato plants and their heavy fruit loads.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Reyes then ran over to Trump, who was sitting with Dana White, Elon Musk and others near the cage, pointed at the president and bowed.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The outfield berm feels like a spring training game and with no direct access to the clubhouse complexes, players can’t work out in the cages between innings.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
And because they’re both caged, they’re being denied what they were made to do.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2025
Staking, trellising, and caging are different training methods used to support tomato plants and their heavy fruit loads.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cage
Noun
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With the dogs gone, the birds are now free to leave their coop and roam in her yard, which is about a block south of the property where the dogs lived.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Ask any gardener: Gardening shoes are a must for messy, wet, or muddy tasks in flower beds, chicken coops, vegetable gardens, or anywhere else your everyday shoes don’t stand a chance.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Consider this compact case that’s ready to house your passport.—
Isis Briones,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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The rear compartment houses the power cable, two cleaning pads, and the safety cord.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Collins, at 332 pounds, is the heaviest defensive tackle drafted since 2017 under general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan, the latter of whom is also a Texas product.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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At 6-6, 273 pounds, Jackson would draw plenty of attention along the defensive edge.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Despite their influence, Black writers are often confined to race-specific topics, underpaid, and overlooked for promotions, further demonstrating that visibility does not equal equity in fashion media.—
Joce Blake,
Essence,
22 Apr. 2025
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We were all largely confined to our homes, and here was a work that was to explore the worst of humanity during a crisis that made the game feel too close for comfort.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Security guards held up a yellow rope, establishing a sort of makeshift corral.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Once again, there will be food trucks and a bike corral set up.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Aggressive dogs feared On Nov. 3, the day after the attack, a Kansas City Pet Project investigator found around nine puppies a few months old enclosed in wire kennels in a back bedroom.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Most of their lives have been enclosed in prison cells.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His kennel mate, Matzo, tries to console him with sniffs as his lucky day has not come quite yet.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Out of Canada, French Canadian director Anne Émond’s Peak Everything about a kennel owner who falls for a customer service representative and decides to track her down.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Back at the reservation, Joe and his dad, Henry, work together to build a pen of sorts, though Henry grills Joe about who it is supposed to keep in.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Everyone else has their starter written in pen or a pretty heavy pencil.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cage. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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