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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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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
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On one hand, state officials declare housing their top priority.—
Chip Monaco,
Oc Register,
1 Sep. 2025 -
Ellis, a security guard for the building housing the obstetrician's office at the time, testified that the confrontation occurred after Cardi B, then pregnant with her first child, stepped out of an elevator on the fifth floor.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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What of Daedalus, the architect who created the awful labyrinth imprisoning both the Minotaur and his victims?—
Natalie Zutter
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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The possibility of becoming more beautiful can be both empowering and imprisoning.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, Florida's Miccosukee Tribe claimed the facility impacted its access to the surrounding area and posed risks to the tribe's food and water supply.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Parts of it would be carved up and grafted onto surrounding Democratic-leaning districts, and a significant portion would be added to a new Latino-majority seat in central Los Angeles County, basically leaving Calvert with a viable district from which to seek reelection.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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This summer, Varon put her social media and communications savvy to use interning at a PR agency.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Chen was studying finance and mining Ethereum in his dorm room, all while interning at Innovating Capital on a hedge fund desk.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The boats offer a low-effort way to spy on some of the coolest marine life in the region, including bat rays and even the occasional shark.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings joined the company’s board in May 2025 after giving more than $20 million to Democrats, including $7 million to a pro-Harris super PAC.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Democratic former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden also opposed the Maduro government, which has suggested jailing its opposition and has deported American journalists.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
20 Aug. 2025
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Between March 9 and June 23, reporting shows that the county has spent about $9,200 jailing people whose booking charges were only related to camping, storing personal property outdoors and, in some cases, also trespassing.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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All around her, linen, encasing her, like a caul.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Desserts carry the same straightforward, honest goodness, as in fragile phyllo dough encasing mascarpone with cinnamon caramel and lovely lemon pistachios.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The layout was created to be as open as possible, drawing inspiration from loft living while strategically enclosing private areas like the bedroom, dressing spaces, and Meloni’s office.—
Gay Gassmann,
Architectural Digest,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Immuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immuring. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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