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as in to bandage
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
wrapped her waist with a colorful silk sash
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as in to envelop
to surround or cover closely
a sinister darkness seemed to wrap the lonely cabin
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as in jacket
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Recent Examples of wrap
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
The high-wrap lenses trap humidity and block drying air currents.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Each one is wrapped in foil and placed in a warmer.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
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Verb
To trigger this effect, the researchers used nanoscale slots in a thin layer of gold, each about a thousand times thinner than a sheet of cling wrap.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
The high-wrap lenses trap humidity and block drying air currents.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
The pointed toes featured a thin velvet strap over the upper that wrap around the sole for support.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Each one is wrapped in foil and placed in a warmer.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap
Verb
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The agents bandage the cyclist’s wounds, cover him in an emergency blanket and stay by his side until he is hoisted away by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s helicopter, the video shows.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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He was seen at practice, with his hand heavily bandaged, that same morning.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The fraughtness that had enveloped Villa’s summer and start to the campaign continued.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Palace in Madrid and the Waldorf Astoria on Park Ave are just a couple five-star stays where you’ll be enveloped in the brand’s high thread count sheets and sumptuous robes.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
26 Sep. 2025
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The latter were sometimes embroidered on his signature woolen cardigans and shawls bearing stylized versions of placid landscapes, bandana patterns or geometric motifs.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Spring’s color is a light heather gray—and Kamali’s spring collection features the fabric in an oversized shawl cardigan, bottoms, skirts, shorts and dress pieces.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Maybe a polo underneath or even a T-shirt under the suit jacket.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Outerwear is a key focus in the collection featuring six jackets, including two styles with sheepskin-shearling collars.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Directors are already circling the chronicle of the adventures of Ken Kesey after the release of his first novel, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, which became a Best Picture winning classic film released 50 years ago.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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News broke from Deadline at the Zurich Summit on September 27 that Hollywood talent agents have been quietly circling Norwood for representation.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Eukaryotes begin to emerge on Earth, with cells now containing enclosed, separated organelles to carry out individual functions within a cell.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Full-bodied, able to quickly fill a large room, and enclosed in a (literal) house of glass that’s been dolled up with Aeoniumsky’s heart-warming illustrations, each one is a delight that will make cozy season even cozier.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Iblis granted her wish not simply by saving Hunbish’s life, but by giving him immortality—an immortality Shadi and Khalid stole.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the second-floor dressing room, some stole glances onto the west terrace, which was covered in plywood and scattered with paint buckets.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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High-end parka thefts The BPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a woman accused of stealing from the Canada Goose store located inside the Prudential Center earlier this month.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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Canada Goose Shelbourne Down Parka This sky blue down parka will stand out on the slopes among a sea of black and white jackets.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Wrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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