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as in bandaged
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 enveloped
to surround or cover closely
a sinister darkness seemed to wrap the lonely cabin
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Recent Examples of wrapped
One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.
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Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
We were all wrapped tightly in our uniforms, showing only our eyes.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Her bixie cut was tied back with a navy and white-dotted bandana folded diagonally and wrapped around her crown.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 June 2026
One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Boy Meets World aired from 1993 to 2000, making her 19 when the show wrapped.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
His feet were bound with tape and a belt was wrapped around his left wrist.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
Papier said, referencing the line of throbbers wrapped all the way around the block before and during the show.
—Max Bacall , Tessa Hoyos , Nikos Degruccio, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
The combination of platform and services, wrapped around an explicit operating model, is the strategy IBM is betting on, and that’s already paying off for the company.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026
We were all wrapped tightly in our uniforms, showing only our eyes.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Her bixie cut was tied back with a navy and white-dotted bandana folded diagonally and wrapped around her crown.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 June 2026
One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Boy Meets World aired from 1993 to 2000, making her 19 when the show wrapped.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
His feet were bound with tape and a belt was wrapped around his left wrist.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
Papier said, referencing the line of throbbers wrapped all the way around the block before and during the show.
—Max Bacall , Tessa Hoyos , Nikos Degruccio, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
The combination of platform and services, wrapped around an explicit operating model, is the strategy IBM is betting on, and that’s already paying off for the company.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped
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Both players had their heads bandaged and were substituted, for Chris Wood and Filip Jorgenson, after a stoppage of around five minutes.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Paramedics bandaged and dressed the boy's wounds as Caprio learned another child was also bleeding lower on the steps.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Still, Henry’s late-season surge was not enough to get the Ravens into the playoffs and prevent the seismic change that enveloped the organization about 36 hours into the offseason when 18-year head coach John Harbaugh was fired.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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In the dark, predawn hours of December 3, 1984, a dense cloud of poisonous gas leaked from a pesticide plant and, borne on a soft, northern wind, enveloped Bhopal, a city in central India.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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Nowhere is the ham-handed effort more evident than in Texas, where a blend of culture war grievance and incel-targeting rage have circled the sharp-witted but mild-mannered Talarico, whose campaign is shaping up to be a fundraising juggernaut.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 June 2026
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McKenna circled the offensive zone, waiting and watching.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Back in 1999, at a time when the disease was still shrouded in stigma and shame, Mazibuko disclosed his own HIV-positive status in a column in South Africa's biggest newspaper.—
Juana Summers,
NPR,
7 June 2026
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At the time, the AIDS epidemic was shrouded in fear, misinformation, and political silence.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
Time,
2 June 2026
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The first depicted a ripe banana duct-taped to a blank white wall—unmistakably, Maurizio Cattelan’s viral artwork Comedian—and the second featuring just the duct-tape on the wall.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
1 June 2026
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When authorities asked King to remove the breast banner as vulgar, King taped over the nipples with stars made of tape or Magic Marker.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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The other five locations are enclosed or have retractable roof options.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The teller’s arm swept around the long-hut, the circular walls of the fortress that enclosed them in its embrace.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Prettygarden Short-Sleeve Belted Shirt Dress The fuller midi skirt, half-button front, and banded puff sleeves make this cream-colored shirt dress similar to Oprah's version.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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In February, the city banded with more than a dozen other cities and counties to become additional plaintiffs in an existing lawsuit filed last summer by a group led by Fresno, California.—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Pillow-top mattresses encased in Italian linens, bespoke furnishings, ROIL and Natura Bisse bath products, Bluetooth alarm clocks with USB ports, and a modern beach house vibe are found in all, while suites have separate living rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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This undated microscope image from USC via the NIH shows pancreatic cancer cells, nuclei in blue, growing as a sphere encased in membranes, red.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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“Wrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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