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Recent Examples of caged
Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
That’s why caged parrots are prone to atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke, Windsor says.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
More than 6,000 people have been killed and 22,000 political prisoners remain caged.
—Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Margot Robbie chose a caged black Alaïa sandal at a Los Angeles photocall last month while Meagan Good has circled lace-up pairs from Jessica Rich and Alevì Milano in July.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Bear bile farming is now banned in Vietnam, but there are still dozens of bears stuck on farms, caged and alone.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Monday’s protest at Manolo’s Bakery On Monday, a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty sat caged on a patch of grass between the sidewalk and the road in front of the bakery.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Nov. 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
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
They had been caged in the basement.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The 90-minute session also allows visitors to feed caged zookeepers, who are dressed up as pandas, with apple pieces.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
That’s why caged parrots are prone to atherosclerosis, heart disease, and stroke, Windsor says.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
More than 6,000 people have been killed and 22,000 political prisoners remain caged.
—Kim Aris, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
Margot Robbie chose a caged black Alaïa sandal at a Los Angeles photocall last month while Meagan Good has circled lace-up pairs from Jessica Rich and Alevì Milano in July.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
Finally, Marilyn is not presented as a cipher to be solved or quarry to be caged.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Bear bile farming is now banned in Vietnam, but there are still dozens of bears stuck on farms, caged and alone.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Monday’s protest at Manolo’s Bakery On Monday, a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty sat caged on a patch of grass between the sidewalk and the road in front of the bakery.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Nov. 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
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
They had been caged in the basement.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caged
Verb
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Iraq's foreign currency reserves have been housed at the United States' Federal Reserve.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The committee voted to fully fund payments to jails, which have housed some offenders as a backup, and for medical payments.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Habeas petitions are, as a rule, the last option for an imprisoned person to void their convictions.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Its dual mission is to bridge the early-stage funding gap and guarantee global access, ensuring products aren’t confined to wealthy markets for decades but are introduced in low- and middle-income countries in parallel.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Black history shouldn't be confined to February, and then forgotten.—
Terri Huggins Hart,
Parents,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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All the research on this question had been done in small, enclosed spaces.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
21 Jan. 2026
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However, what really sets this model apart is its enclosed porch, which encourages owners to enjoy an indoor/outdoor lifestyle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The winter storm that dumped a foot of snow on parts of Arkansas and encased much of the state in ice apparently contributed to two deaths.—
Anne Li,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Like its many siblings, EC 53 is encased by extremely hot dust and gas—exactly the type of environment capable of forging crystalline silicates.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Saint Ann’s, an elite private school that charges roughly $60,000 a year in tuition and is known for high Ivy League acceptance rates and attendees that include celebrities, artists and Wall Street executives, has been surrounded by scandal for nearly two years.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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The makeshift detention center, surrounded by chain-link fences, had detainees sleeping on brown bunk beds under bright, perpetual fluorescent lights.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Caged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caged. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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