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
Unlike staking tomatoes, which requires hands-on maintenance to continually tie the stems to the support, caging is nearly maintenance-free.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
Corporations profit from caging people.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Consider Stakes Consider staking or caging plants to save space, reduce disease and insect problems, and make harvesting easier.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Apr. 2026
Staking, trellising, and caging are different training methods used to support tomato plants and their heavy fruit loads.
—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
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
Corporations profit from caging people.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Consider Stakes Consider staking or caging plants to save space, reduce disease and insect problems, and make harvesting easier.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Apr. 2026
Staking, trellising, and caging are different training methods used to support tomato plants and their heavy fruit loads.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caging
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Neighbor Ed McCormick cited eight buildings housing up to 15 businesses having been approved for a separate nearby project.—
Joe Marusak
May 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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The massive data centers, warehouse-like buildings housing the computer servers and other infrastructure used to power AI, are at the center of steadily growing complaints from communities about energy bills, noise and environmental impacts.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The requirement to add wheels creates additional costs and can limit where these homes are allowed, often confining them to mobile home parks under local zoning rules.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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It’s made clear that the chief antagonist is Philip, who starts off by griping that Madeleine isn’t confining herself to her half of the suite.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 May 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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This was not so much about wrapping key players in cotton wool but also enclosing them in bubble wrap, doing everything to avoid injury.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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This likely can’t be done before the embryo is in place, as simply pumping more material into the yolk would likely cause the membrane enclosing it to burst.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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While questions continue to swirl regarding the possibility of biological lifeforms being in the possession of the federal government, Heckenlively is offering a stark warning surrounding the reality of aliens and humans coming into contact with each other.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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It has been embraced and celebrated in Colorado and surrounding states for decades, not only to get a bird’s-eye view of the earth below, but also as a visual spectacle from the ground up.—
Shauna Farnell,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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Keep reading to see more of my go-to summer travel fashion staples at Amazon, including this timeless V-neck shirt that’s quietly on sale for $8.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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For example, in a March 5 warning letter, the FDA accused drugmaker Novo Nordisk, the maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, of failing to report some adverse events to the federal government, including suicidal ideation and death.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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“Caging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caging. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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