as in housed
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 caged
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Nini might have died too if he hadn’t been caged and hand-fed.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Some do it because they are caged for some reason or another and haven’t figured how to pop their cork while in chastity.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 19 Aug. 2025
The piece practically caged Smith’s head and created an abstract frame for his face.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
Gaga ended the performance like an exhausted wind-up doll, caged again physically, but never spiritually.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Nini might have died too if he hadn’t been caged and hand-fed.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Some do it because they are caged for some reason or another and haven’t figured how to pop their cork while in chastity.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 19 Aug. 2025
The piece practically caged Smith’s head and created an abstract frame for his face.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caged
Verb
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The disk-like shape allows more devices to be housed in a smaller area, making the overall package smaller and lighter.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Walshe has been housed at the Norfolk County Jail ever since his arraignment.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But dangerous popups are not confined to PCs or ClickFix.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement After three days of being confined, according to the worker’s diary, they were brought to an interview with ICE agents who took their fingerprints and examined their documents.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In its former terrain, today’s Tamiami Trail used to run along a ridge above the Glaswegian Suture, a geologic feature that enclosed a large body of water now known as the Gulf of Mexico.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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This enclosed back segment of the property could work for raising chickens and other small farm animals —away from the main house.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These scaffolds are erected on skyscrapers, hundreds of feet high, and encased in fabric safety nets forming colorful cocoons of green, blue and purple.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Shops sell his memorabilia — the boy's face encased in a corona of holy light is on mugs, keychains, rosaries.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Wildlife officials were reminding people hiking in rural areas with dogs to keep them leashed and make sure their animals are up to date on their vaccines.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Bets of all, leashed dogs are welcome both inside and out.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Photos from the vigil showed supporters assembling around images of the conservative activist, surrounded by candles and other tributes.—
Sophia Compton , Andrea Margolis , Olivia Palombo,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cassell said prosecutors may have hinted at that strategy in their initial probable cause affidavit that pointed out Kirk was surrounded by a large crowd, including people immediately adjacent and behind him.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Michael Finch penned movie also stars Russell Crowe, Marisa Abela, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, Dave Bautista and Max Zhang.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Caged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caged. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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