encages

verb

present tense third-person singular of encage
as in houses
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers employees who felt encaged in their cubicles

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  1. houses
  2. confines
  3. includes
  4. surrounds
Verb
  • The island also houses over 200 blue holes (the highest concentration of sinkholes and cave systems in the world) that demand exploration, both in its forests and offshore anchor points.
    — Joey Skladany, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • With a 24-inch FHD IPS display boasting a 90% screen-to-body ratio, the monitor houses all the computer's chips, along with a good selection of ports for all your peripherals.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of houses
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  • Places like Los Angeles and Oakland have high permit fees and strict zoning that often confines cans to industrial areas.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In an industry that often confines its actors, especially women and especially Black women, Hall continues to carve a path defined by risk, depth and courage.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Definition of confines
Verb
  • An interesting afternoon tea includes salt cod croquettes and apple-lemongrass pudding.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That spending includes a 35,000-square-foot expansion in Huntsville.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of includes
Verb
  • Water also nearly surrounds, but does not enter, the former Easton grade school.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Much of the discourse surrounds Kazan’s creative choice in how to portray the book’s infamous antagonist, Cathy Ames, in Netflix’s seven-episode limited series out Thursday.
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of surrounds
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“Encages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encages. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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