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
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025
For the first time in the country’s 250-year history, the White House could host a cage match, serving as the UFC‘s next venue.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 July 2025
Siamak Namazi, Time, 25 June 2025
While advertised retail prices for conventional caged large white eggs dropped 16% to $3.34 per dozen this month, the national average remains elevated.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Noun
The government already has a mechanism to detain those that have committed violent crimes or other serious offenses, and that’s the criminal justice system, not that something like this facility of cages in outdoor tents should be used to hold anyone, regardless of conviction.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 July 2025
For the first time in the country’s 250-year history, the White House could host a cage match, serving as the UFC‘s next venue.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 July 2025
Verb
Israel’s bombing of Evin lays bare what happens when two reprehensible systems collide: one that cages the innocent, and another that claims to liberate them with bombs.
—Siamak Namazi, Time, 25 June 2025
While advertised retail prices for conventional caged large white eggs dropped 16% to $3.34 per dozen this month, the national average remains elevated.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cage
Noun
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Contact your local university coop extension service (find yours here) for identification.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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Topics include: chicken breeds, raising chicks, designing coops and pens, and chicken health and nutrition.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
Verb
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The chariot housed the Deathriders in the bed of the truck.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Cameras and equipment were already available, given the Arizona Capitol Television operations are housed at the Senate.—
Mary Jo Pitzl,
AZCentral.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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So someone weighing 150 pounds might die if they were stung 1,350 times.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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The new rule would allow passengers to bring one cabin bag measuring up to 100 centimeters (about 40 inches) and weighing up to seven kilos (15.4 pounds), plus an under-the-seat personal item with maximum dimensions of 40 x 30 x 15 centimeters.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
5 July 2025
Verb
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And those who really are interested in committing capital are those confined to the markets.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Inmates could not receive visits or make phone calls, and prisoners at the state’s highest-security institutions were confined to their cells except for essential services, such as legal and medical appointments.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Humpback whales were already known to use bubbles to corral, and males have been observed creating bubble trails or bursts when competing for a female mate, according to the SETI Institute.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
9 June 2025
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Comprised of a 31-room main home and an adjacent guest house, stable, golf course, and corrals, the estate was donated to California in 1944 by Rogers’s window, Betty.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Texas Twist is the longest slide in the park, with twisty, enclosed turns for single riders.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
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The symbol now encloses an image of a communion wafer carved of reindeer antler.—
Thomas A. DuBois,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
Noun
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This week, available kennel space at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care and Control’s facilities hit a record low.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2025
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Pictures of Usopp the dog who is struggling with kennel stress.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Other small but apt touches include a Polaroid camera, a Clueless board game, and fuzzy pens, layered.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
10 July 2025
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Gaylord also offers a room package that includes a DC Super Hero Supply Pack with an autograph book, a projector pen, a superhero cape and more.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 July 2025
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“Cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cage. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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