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- the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages
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- caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up
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“Cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cage. Accessed 15 Jan. 2021.
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The first known use of cage was in the 13th century
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