as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
the cloud-engirdled peaks of the Andes
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Phase 2 trials, which wrapped in late 2024, showed NES/T to be fast-acting, reversible and safe, according to Blithe.—
Ana Castelain,
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Melody Townsend was convicted after the body of her daughter, Ana Marie Townsend, was found by first responders wrapped in plastic inside the attic of a burned, abandoned home in the 15400 block of Hamlin Avenue in Markham in 2017.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Engirdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engirdle. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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