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
Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Less than three minutes later, Sam Reinhart scored for the fourth game in a row and the 300th time in his career, blasting an impossible angle shot off DeSmith’s pads and into the cage.
—Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The cognitive patterns taking shape today will either launch human potential to new heights or cage it within algorithmic limits.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Noun
But nobody becomes an artist to be put in a cage.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Less than three minutes later, Sam Reinhart scored for the fourth game in a row and the 300th time in his career, blasting an impossible angle shot off DeSmith’s pads and into the cage.
—Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
Gaga ended the performance like an exhausted wind-up doll, caged again physically, but never spiritually.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The cognitive patterns taking shape today will either launch human potential to new heights or cage it within algorithmic limits.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cage
Noun
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Learn ways to protect your flock this fall as migrating waterfowl raise the risk of deadly avian influenza entering your coop.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Always wash or sanitize your hands before and after handling your birds or moving them between coops.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The charter revisions will lead to more housing and more types of housing in low-density neighborhoods, which is housing the city needs.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
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After the investigation was published, 26 Democratic members of Congress, including a handful from California, sent a letter to Becerra demanding answers about how the Office of Refugee Resettlement, housed in his department, was operating and tracking children released from its care.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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These are still very good numbers for a 17-year-old freshman in college hockey whom NHL Central Scouting’s latest update lists at 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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First, the 6-foot-3, 245-pound native of Katy, Texas, recorded a 10-yard sack of quarterback Fifita.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Arpaio became well known for his harsh treatment of immigrants and jail inmates, confining them in tents without air conditioning in Arizona’s torrid climate.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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These efforts highlight that hypersonic technology is no longer confined to the arsenals of superpowers.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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At Paulsen’s house, players walk past a minivan in the driveway, ring the doorbell and listen for a moment as Paulsen and Kelly corral the dogs and the kids.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Consider the bar raised: Tierra did a gut renovation, leaving just the cedar bones and an adobe mud brick entrance from its earliest days as a cattle corral, and emerged with a warm, modern, sleek yet unfussy escape.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bring sides of foil up and over loaf, then fold and crimp edges to fully enclose.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Compost bins should be enclosed.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Now back at the shelter’s Adoption Center, Rocky is struggling with the stress of kennel life.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Paul and Maggie were found fatally shot near the dog kennels of the Murdaugh family property in Colleton County, S.C.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Obtained by The Daily Telegraph, the document was penned by Michael Prescott, who was an external adviser to the BBC board’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee until June.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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Themes of community and sacrifice abound, as do bluegrass ditties penned by Paul Williams.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cage. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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