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as in to bandage
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
wrapped her waist with a colorful silk sash
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as in to enclose
to surround or cover closely
a sinister darkness seemed to wrap the lonely cabin
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as in jacket
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Recent Examples of wrap
Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Balboa recently wrapped production on Season 4 of Stallone’s hit Taylor Sheridan series Tulsa King, as well as Amazon MGM’s untitled Mike Thornton feature starring Reacher breakout Alan Ritchson.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
The lot code is listed on the back of the packaging and inner flow wrap.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
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Verb
Panettiere recalls Klitschko sharing a Ukrainian tradition for good luck that involved kneeling before a tree and praying with both hands wrapped around it.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Balboa recently wrapped production on Season 4 of Stallone’s hit Taylor Sheridan series Tulsa King, as well as Amazon MGM’s untitled Mike Thornton feature starring Reacher breakout Alan Ritchson.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Noun
Best Wrap Dress Deals Breezy and effortlessly cool, wrap dresses are the MVP of summer travel.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
The lot code is listed on the back of the packaging and inner flow wrap.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap
Verb
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Both players had their heads bandaged and were substituted, for Chris Wood and Filip Jorgenson, after a stoppage of around five minutes.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Paramedics bandaged and dressed the boy's wounds as Caprio learned another child was also bleeding lower on the steps.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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For the runner housing, which encloses the turbine, the team 3D printed a mold and then cast the final component in fiberglass.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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This inner cradle was enclosed between thicker, quarter-inch panes of Thermopane glass specially made by the Libbey Owens Ford Glass Company.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Puli Shawl Poncho Wrap If there were a crown for travel layering, my mom would wear it—along with a shawl poncho wrap like this one.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
15 May 2026
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The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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That mugshot—with her straight dark hair, motorcycle jacket, and flat, defiant stare—would come to represent a nation, and generation, in crisis; a startling declaration that America’s own sons and daughters had turned violently against their country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Maximize their modern vibe with similarly effortless pieces, like a dark leather jacket, barrel-leg denim, and a soft T-shirt.—
Aaron Royce,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Tension would circle the Rangers throughout what became the most memorable season in the franchise’s 100-year history, which culminated with a seven-game series win over the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Final.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Kept individually in cages that circled the main performance ring, the big cats were a magnetic framing to the acts that came before.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Verb
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This pot pie is made with a luxurious, velvety sauce that envelops tender pieces of chicken, carrots, celery, and peas.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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The feeling is organic and involving, just as the sound of the voices is intimate and enveloping.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Monroe went for classic glamour at the 1955 premiere of The Rose Tattoo, wearing a black V-neck gown and a matching fur stole.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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The kitty draped himself all over his rescuer’s neck like a living fox stole.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Looking for a rain jacket or parka to protect you from the elements?—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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The man, later identified as Shah Alam, was wearing a dark parka and khaki pants, a police statement said.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Wrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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