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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 enclose
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
Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
This medium-firm mattress is 12 inches deep with three types of supportive foam, all wrapped in a cotton cover.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
That’s a wrap — see you next week!
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The zig-zag of that famous yellow shirt winkingly graces a crescent baguette, while the black stripes of Linus’s red red shirt wrap around a slouchy shoulder bag.
—Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
This medium-firm mattress is 12 inches deep with three types of supportive foam, all wrapped in a cotton cover.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
Well, that’s just about a wrap on February.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
That’s a wrap — see you next week!
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap
Verb
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His face was scratched and his arm was bandaged.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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He was hooked up to an IV along with several monitors and his arm and hand were bandaged.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On top lies the picotage technique as well as a pattern of overlapping black circles, that is both enclosing and creating space while also keeping out.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
March 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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The sounds are most prominent near an underground yellow jacket nest, paper wasp nest, or the large, enclosed bald-fast hornet's paper nest.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The towels and shawls are lightweight, gentle on the skin and absorbent.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Instead of shrugging on a thin jacket or bundling up with a coat, Jenner draped a chocolate-brown shawl across her chest, wrapping it forward and letting the fabric spill behind her back.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Liu’s jacket—worn open over a white crewneck tee—featured a breast pocket bearing the house’s telltale LV monogram.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Pierre Louis Mascia chose a more subtle approach to statement pieces with tonal patchwork denim chore jackets.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Consider how satellites reflect sunlight while also circling our planet very quickly.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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If not, who will Denver circle as a guy to get a look at?—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This humble dish features tender cabbage leaves enveloping a savory mixture of meat, onion, celery, and rice.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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The film, set in 1920s Montana, unwraps the lives of the Burbank brothers, Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George (Jesse Plemons), after George marries lonely widow Rose Gordon (Kirsten Dunst), setting surly Phil into a tailspin of cruelty that envelops the family.—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Batman alum accessorized with a furry light brown stole on one arm, which reached all the way down to her knees.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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Moments later, Carthen struts into the frame wearing a Patriot's jersey corset, an enormous fur stole, and knee-high Timberland stilettos.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The man, later identified as Shah Alam, was wearing a dark parka and khaki pants, a police statement said.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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For next year, DiMeo said Wildcoat might add a shorter length cut to the parka.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Wrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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