as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
restless kids cooped up in the house on a rainy day
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The South Texas Family Residential Center, one of the largest of its kind in the US, primarily houses migrant women and children.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
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The huge camera module houses a moving prism to switch focal length, which looks like an engineering marvel when put to use.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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That includes Play Protect, which protects your phone from dangerous apps from any source.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Bonus content includes a behind-the-scenes look at the airplane and ocean stunts, deleted footage montage with optional commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie, the challenges of filming the technical and extremely dangerous stunts, and an in-depth discussion with McQuarrie and Cruise.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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But barbed humor proves to be only the skin encasing Ross’s true purpose: gleaning life lessons from the deaths of loved ones, beginning in adolescence when his mother passed away from leukemia.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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Freeman tied on an apron, unfurled an olive-green wrap encasing his chef’s knife and set up behind a metal counter facing the empty dining room.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
20 Aug. 2025
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There was a period of time where you were allowed to enclose your terrace and form a sunroom, which is very nice.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
14 Aug. 2025
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Our other hybrid mattress selection all combine these two features: an encased coil system and plush materials like memory foam (some are enclosed with a luxe organic cotton top cover).—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Coop (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coop%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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