as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
bored with being mewed up in a stuffy house all day
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The April 2025 incident at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey sent three teenagers to a hospital, months after a California oversight body ruled the facility was not a safe place for youths to be housed.
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The Loews Kansas City houses 1587 Prime, the steakhouse co-owned by football celebs Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
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Foreign rescue teams — including three from the United States — were racing against time in the aftermath of twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela's northern coast as the death toll from the disaster increased, officials said.
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That includes the 2013 Supreme Court decision that allowed states and counties with a history of discriminatory voting rules to make changes without prior approval from the Department of Justice.
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Traditional entertainment journalists, however, were largely confined to public events and lacked similar direct access, underscoring a significant shift in how studios engage with media and promote their content.
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And for the second straight day, those winners were confined to the two Fantasy 5 drawings.
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The next shot shows the car encased in the home amid piles of crumbling plaster, split beams and bits of furniture.
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Over time, a soft split bun encased the sausage, creating something portable to be eaten standing at a fairground, during a factory break, or in the bleachers at a baseball game.
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“Mew (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mew%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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