encaged

verb

past tense of encage
as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers employees who felt encaged in their cubicles

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encaged
  1. housed
  2. confined
  3. encased
  4. enclosed
  5. surrounded
  6. caged
  7. included
Verb
  • Developer Mark Sapperstein, CEO of 28 Walker, plans to build 500 for-sale townhomes and commercial space on about 90 acres in Baltimore Peninsula, including land that once housed The Baltimore Sun’s printing plant and newsroom.
    — Lauren Breunig, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2026
  • If the Department of Homeland Security does not appeal Powers’ decision, Siemionkowicz is allowed to leave Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Campbell County Detention Center in Kentucky, where she has been housed since August 2025.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of housed
Verb
  • When Costa Rican authorities arrived, Van Dyke and Arroyo appeared to have been confined in a single room by two armed male assailants, SURFER reported.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Initial damage from the Hillsdale Lake tornado was confined to the campground and park headquarters.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of confined
Verb
  • Though the signature dumplings, chor muang—chicken and peanut filling encased in delicate butterfly pea flower dough—are the star, don’t overlook the noodle dishes, which are slurpable, expertly sauced, and so soft as to be almost buttery.
    — Ali Domrongchai, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • This tableau appears encased by the windshield, as if under a glass bell.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of encased
Verb
  • Humanoid learns factory Gallop’s initial assignment involves packing 15 different motherboard accessories, many of which are small, thin, and enclosed in transparent plastic bags.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The main entertaining rooms had retained their original character, while the entrance and stair hall were dark and enclosed.
    — Lucas Oliver Mill, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of enclosed
Verb
  • And last year, two littermate kittens were hit a few hundred feet apart on a busy street surrounded by Naples subdivisions.
    — Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Lorraine Eiler stood in the blazing August sun, surrounded by reporters, to offer a warning.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • The cushioned Ortholite insoles give me peace of mind that my feet will stay comfortable all day, while the adjustable buckle and caged straps provide a secure, supportive fit without compromising breathability in hot summer temperatures.
    — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
  • The rabbits, numbering at least in the hundreds and possibly in the thousands, were caged on a grassy field.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Definition of caged
Verb
  • The search included both town’s police and dive teams as well as drone and canine teams along the shoreline.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Del Casher, the guitarist and inventor whose innovations included the wah-wah pedal, has died at the age of 88.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of included
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“Encaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encaged. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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