fences (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of fence (in)
as in houses
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers fencing in the yard would keep our dog in as well as keep unwanted stray dogs out

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  1. houses
  2. includes
  3. encloses
Verb
  • An arson charge was lodged Tuesday against a former Army soldier accused of going to a federal building in Manhattan that houses immigration court proceedings and setting a sidewalk fire, igniting fireworks and firing a pellet gun.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • The university houses the National Center for Equitable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems, which focuses on the development and use of socially responsible and equitable AI.
    — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of houses
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  • The city appears prepared to take a hard line on the labor issue, which Dunphy says includes everything from construction workers to concession stand employees.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Gen might have gotten away scot-free from the sheets incident in terms of optics — no one questions her involvement, even though her job description includes housekeeping — but karma hounds her during the first day of the charter.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
Definition of includes
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  • Native palms and trees are drawn to the property’s edge, forming a living barrier that encloses without isolating.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Sitting unassumingly on a city plaza, the spruce structure encloses a windowless cylinder of silence.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Definition of encloses
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