as in housing
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 caging
Staking, trellising, and caging are different training methods used to support tomato plants and their heavy fruit loads.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Also, blitzing is a way of caging in Drake Maye, one of the best scramblers in the league.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Typical methods involve caging these substances within a host material.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
For an adult nation that recently could not hold down reliable jobs, the suggestion of putting faith into virtual realities was comparable to caging lightning between your hands.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The bias is that the first question assumes or glosses over the legitimacy of caging, tacitly accepting the human agricultural system as the baseline.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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
There’s a caging system like The Roger Pro 1 and 2 but updated with laces at the top of the eyestay hidden on the medial (inside) to prevent breaking.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Also, blitzing is a way of caging in Drake Maye, one of the best scramblers in the league.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Typical methods involve caging these substances within a host material.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
For an adult nation that recently could not hold down reliable jobs, the suggestion of putting faith into virtual realities was comparable to caging lightning between your hands.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The bias is that the first question assumes or glosses over the legitimacy of caging, tacitly accepting the human agricultural system as the baseline.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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
There’s a caging system like The Roger Pro 1 and 2 but updated with laces at the top of the eyestay hidden on the medial (inside) to prevent breaking.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caging
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Over the past decade, the Avenue has grown from a handful of galleries into one of the central nodes of Dubai’s cultural infrastructure, now housing around 90 creative businesses across repurposed industrial spaces.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Six months into Gaza’s ceasefire, humanitarian conditions remain dire, with aid deliveries plummeting 80% since the Iran war began and vast tent camps still housing most residents.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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From corrective eye surgery to confining plasma for nuclear fusion research and from entertainment to quickening checkout at supermarkets, lasers are now part of our everyday lives.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Certain signs, such as the recent decree by the municipal authorities of Damascus confining the sale of alcohol to Christian neighborhoods, are ominous.—
Alvaro Vargas Llosa,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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The concrete cap of a tomb encasing radioactive fallout now has cracks, and what’s beneath can rise from the dead.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The crunchy encasing pairs perfectly with the melty cheese and various fillings inside, including cheese, tinga, potato and chorizo, and raja (strips of peppers and onions).—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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On top lies the picotage technique as well as a pattern of overlapping black circles, that is both enclosing and creating space while also keeping out.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
March 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Buyers at Gatherpoint can personalize their homes to their preferences with options for extending patios, lanais and garages, enclosing flex rooms and expanding indoor-outdoor connections with pocketing or zero-corner sliding glass doors.—
Pulte Homes,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Carr expanded the unit last year to include additional prosecutors and investigators serving Augusta and surrounding counties, part of a broader push to target trafficking networks statewide.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Below in the courtyard where the big choppers had been loading, the headlights from the cars and trucks surrounding the parking lot were still on to light the way for the choppers.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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But Israel's military told them explicitly not to, and Lebanese army vehicles were still blocking the path to some southern areas on Friday, the BBC reported, including the entrance to Khiam, which is still occupied by Israeli soldiers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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He was initially arrested on three felony charges, including false imprisonment, but the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office ultimately declined to pursue those charges, PEOPLE reported at the time.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Caging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caging. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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