as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
he closeted himself in his study, vowing not to emerge until he had finished the term paper
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Recent Examples of closeted
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
The son of a felon and (until season 9) a closeted homosexual, Mac tends to weaponize his extreme religious beliefs and morally dubious behavior.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 21 July 2025
Linda-Marie Barrett
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Ping is closeted to her entire Chinese community in Queens, which makes blending her two lives together incredibly complicated.
—Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
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Verb
One is from Anne Trodden, who plays Harper, a young Mormon woman betrayed by her closeted conservative husband, Joe.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
The son of a felon and (until season 9) a closeted homosexual, Mac tends to weaponize his extreme religious beliefs and morally dubious behavior.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 21 July 2025
Adjective
Reading romances was a guilty pleasure many customers chose to keep closeted.
—Linda-Marie Barrett
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Ping is closeted to her entire Chinese community in Queens, which makes blending her two lives together incredibly complicated.
—Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for closeted
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
Adjective
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Adapting this chaos‑engineering philosophy through recovery drills, fault injection and regular testing exposes hidden dependencies and builds confidence.—
Mukul Garg,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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One is the character of the factory owner, Baek Joo-sang, who has a very dark, hidden side to him, but who is also considered a good boss and decent person by the people around him.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 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
Adjective
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Comedian Alex Edelman plays Adam, a repressed father of four.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
3 Sep. 2025
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Only in this case, the repressed figure at the movie’s center also happens to be the president of Italy.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 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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Celebrity contestants are taking the stage with personal anthem performances, launching a new season of competition and fan voting.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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As the Color of the Year phenomenon continues to drive kitchen design trends, with brands like KitchenAid announcing their own shade annually, consumers are increasingly reaching for colorful cookware as a way to express their personal style.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 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
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
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“Closeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/closeted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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