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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
Natasha Dye, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Low-Fat Cheese Cheese often gets a bad wrap for its calorie and sodium content.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
He was most recently seen in the A24 war pic Warfare and recently wrapped production on Nic Refn’s Her Private Hell for Neon.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
In a few photos, Brittany is sporting a dark brown wrap dress with tan heeled boots, while others show the KC Current owner in a denim-on-denim get-up with a matching cowboy hat.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Low-Fat Cheese Cheese often gets a bad wrap for its calorie and sodium content.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
Officers with the Lexington Police Department took the infant's mother, Laken Snelling, 21, into custody Sunday after the baby was found dead wrapped in a towel inside a trash bag, WLEX reported.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
He was most recently seen in the A24 war pic Warfare and recently wrapped production on Nic Refn’s Her Private Hell for Neon.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrap
Verb
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One boy in an orange shirt lay in a cot, his limbs and face bandaged after he was injured from a strike that killed his family.—
Astha Rajvanshi,
NBC news,
25 July 2025
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Julianne Finch, a Bakersfield financial advisor, bandaged blisters on her feet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
Verb
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Gradually, the darkness surrounding them gave way to buildings and overhead lights, until the red of dawn enveloped the coast alongside them.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Gnawing paranoia inevitably awakens Pynchon’s characters to the matrix of control enveloping their lives.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fresh on the scene, Mimi was snapped arriving to the 1991 show, sporting a pink dress and silver shawl, with her curls on full display.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Many of the items that are highlighted in the museum's galleries – including Harriet Tubman's shawl and Nat Turner's Bible – were acquired this way.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Add boots and a leather jacket for dinner, throw on a cardigan and flats for the office, or keep it simple with loafers for a business lunch.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Sep. 2025
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The mom of three completed her outfit by wearing a black jacket over her shoulders.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The altitude is low enough to allow for things like satellites to circle Earth fairly quickly.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Just before midnight on Friday, August 22nd, insects circled the bright lights outside the Texas state capitol and sprinklers watered the lawn.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The state agency tried to rescind that permission in 2021, stating that the screen house was not enclosed and locked, with no floors, walls, or roof, was susceptible to infiltration by insects and animals, and was being used for high THC plants.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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The style employs semi-circular floor plans enclosed behind a curved glass wall, allowing residents to enjoy the full arc of the sun throughout the day.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Covering 500,000 works that Anthropic pirated for AI training, if a court approves the settlement, each author will receive $3,000 per work that Anthropic stole.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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In his rectory, Toller has donned and armed Michael’s explosive vest, then covered it with a black Genevan gown and white stole, preparing to sacrifice himself, the attendant luminaries, and First Reformed itself in an act of environmental protest.—
Roy Scranton
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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Powney, who launched her sustainable label Akyn earlier this year, created a collection filled with chunky, but lightweight, fisherman knits, Aran sweaters, and warming pieces such as a waterproof parka and a quilted liner jacket.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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But beneath that beige parka of politeness lies a thriving culture of sublimated emotion and polite vengeance.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Wrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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