immuring

verb

present participle of immure
1
as in housing
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers scientists at the research station in Alaska are immured by the frozen wastelands that surround them

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2
as in imprisoning
to put in or as if in prison immured by a controlling, possessive mother, the young woman had no outside social life

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immuring
  1. housing
  2. imprisoning
  3. surrounding
  4. interning
  5. including
  6. jailing
  7. encasing
  8. incarcerating
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  • The site now housing 111 employees is part of the bank’s plan for growth in the Charlotte region.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The billion-dollar, 300,000-square-foot museum, which opens to the public on September 22, encompasses 100,000 square feet of gallery space housing the collection of Lucas and Hobson.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • The country’s remaining detention facilities are severely overcrowded while concerns have been raised about imprisoning gang members in parts of the country not currently under gang control.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Ilham Aliyev continued his father’s dictatorial legacy, imprisoning his critics and enriching his family and cronies, while polishing his country’s image by hosting Formula One events and the Eurovision Song Contest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of imprisoning
Verb
  • There’ll still be conversations surrounding the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and most of us anticipate a lot of shocked reactions from those learning when our birthdays and wedding anniversaries take place.
    — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Those statues peering down from surrounding buildings seem to nod their approval.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of surrounding
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  • High school students interning at an observatory in Hawaii have successfully imaged a pair of colliding spiral galaxies located deep within overlapping cultural constellations.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Mary Gardner, 24, joined the home in the summer of 2024 while interning on Capitol Hill and preparing for her senior year at Catholic University.
    — Windsor Johnston, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of interning
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  • In July, OpenAI said its models were responsible for a cyber incident on another company, while Anthropic’s Claude models were also responsible for cybersecurity incidents, including in one case where Mythos created fake identities to fool humans.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Mainly based in Romania since 2017, the pair has been under investigation since December 2022 in that country for allegations including human trafficking.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of including
Verb
  • BigXthaPlug's Grandstand show at the Iowa State Fair went on despite his arrest and jailing in Texas.
    — Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 22 Aug. 2026
  • New York assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, a democratic socialist, spoke at a rally on Thursday protesting against jailing people who steal items, such as personal care products, as a result of living in poverty.
    — Emily Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of jailing
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  • Little Miner’s version isn’t so much a riff as an homage, with a flour tortilla encasing queso sauce, tortilla chips, chipotle aioli, lettuce, tomato, raw onion, sour cream and a choice of proteins.
    — Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The spigots serve as injection ports, where crews can pump grout behind the tunnel wall, with the goal of coating and encasing the entire tunnel lining under the Newtown Creek in a waterproof layer, filling any cracks along the way.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Definition of encasing
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  • The goal is to reduce violence, get people proper resources, and avoid the cycle of incarcerating people dealing with poverty, addiction, and mental health.
    — Scott Maucione, NPR, 27 July 2026
  • Officials reinforced stay-at-home orders by erecting fences around some apartment buildings, essentially incarcerating occupants.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of incarcerating
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“Immuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immuring. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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