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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
The dough is rolled and wrapped and rolled again, with gobs of butter and ghee and a final brushing of oil on the grill.
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Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
After close to a year of being bubble-wrapped and duct-taped up, the dog and freezer remained in his kitchen.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
But even then, it wasn't wrapped around the brush like with a traditional vacuum.
—Joe Salas
may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2026
At the morgue, the babies were brought in with their diapers and blankets and with their hospital ID bracelets still wrapped around their tiny ankles.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
LeBron James sat with both feet in a bucket of ice and both knees wrapped in ice, his answers brief when the subject of the officiating came up after the Lakers lost Game 2 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 125-107, Thursday night at Paycom Center.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Production recently wrapped in Detroit, Michigan, with a plan to release during the 2026 festive season after a festival run.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 May 2026
Woods just wrapped her lavish bachelorette vacation, and is now full speed ahead with wedding planning.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
The 3rd Alternativa Film Festival wrapped April 30 in Medellín, Colombia with generous cash prizes doled out to five feature films and two shorts.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 May 2026
Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
After close to a year of being bubble-wrapped and duct-taped up, the dog and freezer remained in his kitchen.
—Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
But even then, it wasn't wrapped around the brush like with a traditional vacuum.
—Joe Salas
may 09, New Atlas, 9 May 2026
At the morgue, the babies were brought in with their diapers and blankets and with their hospital ID bracelets still wrapped around their tiny ankles.
—Duaa Eldeib, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
LeBron James sat with both feet in a bucket of ice and both knees wrapped in ice, his answers brief when the subject of the officiating came up after the Lakers lost Game 2 to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 125-107, Thursday night at Paycom Center.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Production recently wrapped in Detroit, Michigan, with a plan to release during the 2026 festive season after a festival run.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 May 2026
Woods just wrapped her lavish bachelorette vacation, and is now full speed ahead with wedding planning.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
The 3rd Alternativa Film Festival wrapped April 30 in Medellín, Colombia with generous cash prizes doled out to five feature films and two shorts.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 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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The nervous tension that had enveloped the Emirates was banished, replaced by a carnival atmosphere.—
Ayo Akinwolere,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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To capture the 4-year-old’s personality, her aunt enveloped it in Annika Reed Studio’s Pegasus wallpaper and painted the trim Benjamin Moore’s Bedford Blue (1679) to match.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Crime scene tape blocked off part of the street at that intersection, and a helicopter circled overhead.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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Minutes before the raid, LAPD squads slowly circled the park.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Days after the shooting stunned Shreveport, a whirlwind of police lights, camera crews and grieving relatives swarmed the neighborhood where the killings unfolded, the streets vibrating with sirens, the air shrouded in questions and disbelief.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The lack of information illustrates Missouri’s opaque budgeting process, which allows lawmakers to approve funding on items that are shrouded in vague language.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 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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Baseboards, trim, and any objects, like light switches, should be taped off with painters tape.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
27 Jan. 2026
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Kozai’s sanctuary that features several seating options started as an open pergola purchased from Costco that Hildenbrand partially enclosed on three sides to give the items inside protection from the elements, Kozai said.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Keep your hands free and available to carry other essentials with this genius pet backpack that's secure, enclosed and sure to keep your pets feeling safe—even in times of crisis.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
1 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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Last year, the Pennsylvania Game Commission banded three chicks born in the nest on Pitt's Cathedral of Learning, and the year before that, two chicks were banded.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The oven is a metal chamber encased in a brick structure.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Glass walls overlook an atmospheric inner garden of pines, a willow and a cherry tree, encased in tall cedar fences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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“Wrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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