walled (in)

past tense of wall (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for walled (in)
Verb
  • The disk-like shape allows more devices to be housed in a smaller area, making the overall package smaller and lighter.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Walshe has been housed at the Norfolk County Jail ever since his arraignment.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In order to embolden and support his organization, bin Laden often videotaped himself with messages aimed at his target audience, established training centers in Afghanistan, had an expansive funding network that included wealthy individuals, couriers, mosques and other complex ways to raise funds.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • His criminal history included three felony convictions, according to a USA TODAY review of court documents.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In its former terrain, today’s Tamiami Trail used to run along a ridge above the Glaswegian Suture, a geologic feature that enclosed a large body of water now known as the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This enclosed back segment of the property could work for raising chickens and other small farm animals —away from the main house.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once considered an illness confined to Central and South America, Chagas disease is increasingly being recognized as an endemic condition within the United States.
    Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, the study argues, recent extinctions of plant and animal groups are rare and often confined to island habitats.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Walled (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walled%20%28in%29. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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