WALLED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

walled

verb

past tense of wall

as in surrounded

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as in preserved

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It was surrounded by flowers and other tributes left by fans.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Videos posted on social media show deputies also used pepper spray as race attendees surrounded them and threw objects.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of surrounded

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The bridal shop sent the dress out of state to be preserved by Memories Gown Preservation, a Houston dry cleaning business that has since closed.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Evidence from Smith's 1974 investigation had been preserved for more than five decades, allowing investigators to revisit the case as forensic technology advanced.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of preserved

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But as an American of Chinese heritage, her travel was circumscribed by the Chinese Exclusion Act (1882-1943).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
In the course of the film, Hargitay reevaluates her mom, forming a fuller picture of how Mansfield’s career choices were circumscribed by the egregious sexism of the 1950s and ‘60s.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

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Thanks to the coffered and baffled wood ceilings, noise levels are buffered and kept to a pleasant rumble.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
CFOs and operators should recognize that redemption pressure from 401(k) vehicles is structurally buffered at the fund level and is unlikely to translate into direct liquidity demands at the PortCo level.

— Nate Heeren, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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These included depictions of erotic nudes within a signature frame drawn in reds, yellows, and oranges, as though enclosed or trapped.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Check brining liquid periodically with a probe-style thermometer ; if temperature is above 40°, add a few freezer packs enclosed in resealable plastic bags.

— Alton Brown, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of enclosed

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Those periods were when the United States government promoted it as an inexpensive, high-protein substitute for meat that the government conserved for soldiers.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Why would a trait this useful, conserved for 3 billion years, vanish in a few thousand generations?

— Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of conserved

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Shamsan said fighting had intensified across the province as the Houthis deployed reinforcements to multiple fronts, with the city encircled on all four sides.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Phil Ochs said that the last of the idle rich and the folk singers are in a mansion being encircled tighter and tighter.

— Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

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