as in coop
an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals
the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages
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as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up
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Recent Examples of cage
Brandi D. Addison, Oklahoman, 8 Jan. 2026
Watch players in a box, a cage, players trapped within walls fly back and forth.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 6 Jan. 2026
Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
All of the show’s authority figures — Morrow, Kirsh, Boy Kavalier, Dame Sylvia — end the season caged, with a Xenomorph looming above them, looking potentially ready to pounce.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Your car acts as a Faraday cage, directing the electricity around you and protecting you.
—Brandi D. Addison, Oklahoman, 8 Jan. 2026
Watch players in a box, a cage, players trapped within walls fly back and forth.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
This time, there would be no escape but as police would come to learn, caging Bishnoi wouldn’t end his reign.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
All of the show’s authority figures — Morrow, Kirsh, Boy Kavalier, Dame Sylvia — end the season caged, with a Xenomorph looming above them, looking potentially ready to pounce.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cage
Noun
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Among the photos were his pups, chicken coops covered in snow and David trekking through the terrain with a walking stick.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The property’s gardens are special—a lush tapestry that includes a chicken coop, bee box, plum and apricot trees, cherries, grapevines and blackberries.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
11 Dec. 2025
Verb
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All those years of speeches are housed in one place, across the street from the Capitol, in the State Library and court building.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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When manual driving is selected, the airbag housed within the steering wheel is used instead.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Fa’alave-Johnson lines up at running back and the slot on offense and at safety and cornerback on defense.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Gilbert, 6-1, 185 pounds, made 34 of 45 field-goal attempts while being perfect on 118 extra points over the past two seasons in Knoxville, Tenn.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Horses aren’t meant to be confined only to a stable, the O’Donnells explained.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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However, the allegations of widespread fraud and mismanagement during Newsom’s governorship is not confined to those on the starboard side of the political balance beam.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Volunteers can help with cleaning and refilling animals’ water, feeding animals and cleaning corrals.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Shoppers insert a quarter into a small coin slot on the cart, which releases the chain securing it to the rest of the carts in the corral.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2026
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Red brick walls enclose a tropical jungle retreat of sorts, where garden chairs are scattered around imparting a feel of lounging in someone’s backyard, and there is even a tiny pond on the premises.—
Arundhati Hazra,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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The bones and cartilage are enclosed in a membrane that’s filled with an oily liquid called synovial fluid.—
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall,
Popular Science,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The goal of transferring out is to lower the number of animals the shelter needs to keep itself, opening up kennel space for new ones to come in, according to Animal Control Manager Kameron DeBoer.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The two children have since been discharged from the hospital, and the dog has been seized and taken to a kennel for assessment.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The style, penned by legendary jewelry designer Jean Schlumberger in the 1960s, has grown from a society matron’s must-have to an intelligent gentleman’s accessory.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the days leading up to his sentencing hearing, Harris penned a letter to Judge White, summarizing his life as a tale of obstacles overcome, traumatic experiences and regret.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cage. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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