ENWREATHED Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

enwreathed

verb

past tense of enwreathe

as in tied up

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Even after Hammami was tied up (passengers used headphone cords and plastic zip ties), the passengers and crew were in danger.

— Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The town has spent years wrestling with how to reduce aircraft noise, including past efforts to impose curfews and restrictions becoming tied up in court.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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Over the past 100,000 years, Halley's Comet has probably circled the sun well over a thousand times, leaving a fresh trail of debris on every visit.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Democrats have circled Alaska, a typically reliable Republican state, as a winnable seat in their bid to flip the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

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Another six people were wounded, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced last week (in an interview with Pizzagate conspiracist Jack Posobiec) that the Pentagon would air the execution of the man convicted of the attack that killed 13 and wounded 30 more.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

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