as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
upon attempting to leave, we discovered we were completely boxed in by other cars
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The two bells originally housed in two bell towers at the church.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Don't forget to check on them during extremely hot weather—even drought-tolerant varieties may need more water when housed in terracotta during the summer.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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From a distance, the structures today resemble rows of high-rise apartments encased in steel.—
Yusuke Maekawa,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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The membrane, which wraps around the battery like a skin, is a composite material comprising lithium chloride (LiCl), graphene oxide (GO), and active carbon fiber (ACF), all encased in a porous PTFE membrane and supported by a copper frame.—
Etiido Uko
March 04,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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Discussions have included an off-ramp for President Miguel Díaz-Canel and for members of the Castro family that ruled Cuba for decades to remain on the island.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Production of this article included the use of AI.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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These habitats provide access to landscaped terraces, maximize natural ventilation, and are enclosed by energy efficient systems and facades.—
Adam Williams
March 06,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
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The sounds are most prominent near an underground yellow jacket nest, paper wasp nest, or the large, enclosed bald-fast hornet's paper nest.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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But most photonic systems keep light confined within tiny optical waveguides on the chip.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Not 48 hours earlier, Arenas was confined to his bed, sick with a particularly unforgiving form of the flu.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Boxed (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxed%20%28in%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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