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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
  • The arrest also comes just after the restaurant announced its intent to restart business inside the building that houses Maggie’s Pub in Whittier.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The building that houses the Brigham and Women’s Hospital emergency department opened in 2022.
    — Brittany Trang, STAT, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of houses
Verb
  • The denominator includes greater speed, capacity and outputs that were once impractical.
    — Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • That includes the power outage shutting down cell phone networks and Sunburn deliberately not being preachy about the often-talked about mental health risks for young people from excessive technology use.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of includes
Verb
  • The building encloses an acre of private landscaped courtyard, which the apartment’s airy living area overlooks.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When a flower matures, the ovary of the flower matures into a fruit, and that fruit encloses the seeds.
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Definition of encloses
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“Fences (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fences%20%28in%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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