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Recent Examples of immure Lying on the sofa, I became slowly immured in the concrete reality of this edifice and of its facts. Rachel Cusk, New York Times, 2 May 2023 Forty-six people perished, many immured by the unrelenting gridiron just below the water’s surface. John O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2023 Forty-six people perished, many immured by the unrelenting gridiron just below the water's surface. John O'Connor, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2023 The last slave had been immured within its walls, and St. Michael’s curfew was to be sweetest music thenceforth and forever. Jonathan W. White, Smithsonian, 27 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immure
Verb
  • Slash-resistant straps and lining will keep this bag firmly at your side throughout the day, while a roomy primary compartment will house all your essentials with room to spare.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Restaurant Aure is housed in a historic gunpowder house from 1745.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In related news, the mayor of San José proposed jailing homeless people who repeatedly refuse shelter.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Both men remained jailed on $100,000 bond Thursday at a Platte County detention facility.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • It was largely confined to migrant shelters in Chicago.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Now, kids ranging in age from 4 to 17 are confined to three classrooms and an atrium lined with portraits of the community’s Yup’ik and Athabascan elders.
    Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • He was imprisoned in Afghanistan from 2019 until just two weeks before the bombing, at which point he was recruited by an ISIS-K member to assist in the attack.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Ocalan, 75, has been imprisoned on the island of Imrali, off Istanbul, since 1999, after being convicted of treason.
    ROBERT BADENDIECK AND SUZAN FRASER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • Wet rooms are encased by glass doors and walls to hold in warmth and steam.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Mid-century frames encase the drapery, allowing the fabrics to reach to the ceiling without obscuring the original, classic moldings.
    Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • To maximize results, the brand has also developed an entire line based on rosemary, enclosed in a convenient kit featuring a detangling brush (for the scalp massage); plus, a scrub and a shampoo, to best purify the scalp and restore it to a normal condition, for visibly stronger and shinier hair.
    Alice Nardiotti, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
  • An identical elliptical roof extends from the edge of the original building to greet visitors, enclose security measures and welcome guests into the Shedd.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The government attributes the reversal to a shift in perceptions surrounding family institutions among people of procreating age.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Mar. 2025
  • With all of the uncertainty surrounding the budget and the IRS, taxpayers aren’t rushing to file their taxes (☆).
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The non-manufacturing PMI, which includes services and construction, also climbed to 50.4 from 50.2 in January.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Attendees at this year’s event included Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa, Shaboozey, Millie Bobby Brown and more.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025

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“Immure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immure. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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