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as in bandaged
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 enveloped
to surround or cover closely
a sinister darkness seemed to wrap the lonely cabin
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Recent Examples of wrapped
Filipowski had his right leg wrapped in plastic to fasten an ice bag to his kneecap afterward.
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Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
The upper sat on an oversize block platform wrapped in alternating black-and-white horizontal stripes, while a thin, high heel dropped straight from the back of the shoe to the floor.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 Feb. 2026
These individually wrapped peanut butter and oat bites are a suitable lunch box treat, or fuel for people who take long bike rides and other torturous endurance sports.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
In addition, making food at home will help to eliminate the wasteful packaging that takeout is wrapped in, Báez noted.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Shortly after noon Friday, a dive team was observed removing an object from the water, which was wrapped in a tarp and taken into a nearby tent.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Forensic evidence and cover-up claims Prosecutors told jurors that McGuire shot her husband inside the couple’s Woodbridge apartment, dismembered his body, and wrapped the remains in black trash bags before placing them into suitcases.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
In the basement of the headquarters, amid columns wrapped with green vines and yellow flowers, center director Martha Arevalo spoke about the hardships her organization has faced.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Outside, the line to attend Rasmussen’s last service wrapped around the church, which sits at the foot of Southern Methodist University.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
The upper sat on an oversize block platform wrapped in alternating black-and-white horizontal stripes, while a thin, high heel dropped straight from the back of the shoe to the floor.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 Feb. 2026
These individually wrapped peanut butter and oat bites are a suitable lunch box treat, or fuel for people who take long bike rides and other torturous endurance sports.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
In addition, making food at home will help to eliminate the wasteful packaging that takeout is wrapped in, Báez noted.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026
Shortly after noon Friday, a dive team was observed removing an object from the water, which was wrapped in a tarp and taken into a nearby tent.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Forensic evidence and cover-up claims Prosecutors told jurors that McGuire shot her husband inside the couple’s Woodbridge apartment, dismembered his body, and wrapped the remains in black trash bags before placing them into suitcases.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
In the basement of the headquarters, amid columns wrapped with green vines and yellow flowers, center director Martha Arevalo spoke about the hardships her organization has faced.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Outside, the line to attend Rasmussen’s last service wrapped around the church, which sits at the foot of Southern Methodist University.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped
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He was hooked up to an IV along with several monitors and his arm and hand were bandaged.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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The first night you’re bandaged, though not as much as people might think.—
Patricia Tortolani,
Allure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Indeed, one of the main attractions of such grand movie houses was the opulence itself – where everyday Joes, Janes and Junes might be enveloped in grandeur with a two-bit ticket.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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For what felt like an eternity — but was really 20 minutes — the whole place was enveloped in an eerie silence, the only sound being the steady thump of techno-pop playing through the loudspeakers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Yet up and down the trunk, the tree was circled with new feathery foliage, vibrantly green and healthy.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Which neighborhood is being circled by ICE, which neighbor is being yanked from their house and needs observers documenting ASAP!—
Angela Pelster,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Though shrouded in feigned care for the wrongful death of an unborn child, HB 289 and HB 663 will have horrific effects on women, their families and all medical professionals working in gynecology and obstetrics.—
Eleanor Sobel,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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The goal is to get a better sense of how different groups are faring, trends that can be shrouded by nationwide averages.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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When authorities asked King to remove the breast banner as vulgar, King taped over the nipples with stars made of tape or Magic Marker.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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Baseboards, trim, and any objects, like light switches, should be taped off with painters tape.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In Churchill, the trash sites have all been bear-proofed (enclosed so the animals can’t graze among the garbage), but not so in Arviat, where Inuit enforcers show up in their buggies to honk loudly and chase the bears away from open-air landfills.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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The owner’s deck aft is arranged around a flexible bar and versatile dining area that can be fully enclosed via sliding glass doors.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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She was then banded, released back into the wild in 2022 and monitored from afar by researchers at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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This version has a slim fit, crewneck, and banded trim at the cuffs and hem.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Our approach to understanding the meat computers encased in our skulls has historically varied by discipline.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Made by a design studio in San Francisco, the Nikois encased in white ash wood combines minimalism and functionality, perfectly integrating into any contemporary space.—
Kelsey Borovinsky,
Architectural Digest,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Wrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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