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noun

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Recent Examples of wrap
Verb
Here are the 10 dresses shoppers are raving about for autumn, including a classic wrap dress, a trendy utility shirt dress, and a casually cool tunic dress. Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025 The third model wears a blouse of the burgundy color with which Coco Chanel lined her bags; the fourth has on a blouse and simple-looking wrap skirt entirely in silk—a look about freedom and motion, with the occasional flash of leg. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
Toronto then took Game 5 at home and wrapped things up in Game 6 in Chicago behind ALCS MVP Dave Stewart, a reliable October titan. Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Our server noticed and immediately brought us a pile of fleece blankets to wrap ourselves in, a little kindness that made sitting outside actually enjoyable. Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wrap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap
Verb
  • Kerzka and the others did their best to comfort them, to bandage small wounds; the most critically injured were already at the hospital.
    Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • In a scene of cheers and tears, she was enveloped by the crowd.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The metal’s nanoparticles were detected inside the needles of four trees, consistently enveloped by bacterial biofilms.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Completing the look with a touch of old glamour and drama, Clooney carried a voluminous feathery shawl.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Stay warm and wrap up in something ultra-soft and, preferably, lined in plush fleece—Lake Pajamas makes a shawl-collar mini that fits the bill.
    Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kate has relied on utility jackets for years, just proving how timeless and functional the style is.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The jacket was identified by public observers and Loro Piana was heavily criticized on social media for not condemning Putin.
    Steve Salter, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a video obtained by the Associated Press, the ship is first seen in the waters being circled by a lifeboat with emergency responders aboard.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The crowd looked skyward as a military helicopter approached from Gaza, briefly diverting from its route to Ichilov Hospital to circle the square in a symbolic salute.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The new experiment will be enclosed under a kilometer of rock in the Stawell Gold Mine, located in regional Victoria, Australia.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In 2004, Rader resumed sending letters, including one to The Wichita Eagle, enclosing Wegerle’s drivers license and photos of the crime scene.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The singer also wore a fur stole draped over one shoulder and added lace gloves and sunglasses.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Exactly 67 seconds later, this odd parka-wearing child makes the same gesture.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Two women, both wearing full parkas and beanies, masks on, come to glance at my face and hair.
    Sophie Ansari, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Wrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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