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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
During both Coachella weekends in the Southern California desert, some attendees sported bands wrapped around their drinks that lit up when tapped together.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say Freeman strangled Seitz with a shoelace and wrapped her body in what appeared to be bedsheets before putting her in the trunk of her vehicle.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Rodrigo has yet to drop tour dates behind GSIL, which will follow her momentous Guts World Tour that wrapped in August 2025 (the double LP Live at Glastonbury showcased her incredible year touring the festival circuit).
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
The actor could be seen enjoying some skin-to-skin contact with his baby girl, cradling her as she was wrapped in a pink blanket.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Deadline understands that there has not been any meaningful movement between the WGA West and its staff union since talks with the AMPTP wrapped.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
Levi’s sales quarter wrapped last week with sales up 14 percent on a reported basis.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
To solve this, the researchers wrapped each nanosheet in a protective layer made from tannic acid and iron ions.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
As the final races wrapped and the crowds began to thin, many didn’t rush to leave.
—Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors say Freeman strangled Seitz with a shoelace and wrapped her body in what appeared to be bedsheets before putting her in the trunk of her vehicle.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Rodrigo has yet to drop tour dates behind GSIL, which will follow her momentous Guts World Tour that wrapped in August 2025 (the double LP Live at Glastonbury showcased her incredible year touring the festival circuit).
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
The actor could be seen enjoying some skin-to-skin contact with his baby girl, cradling her as she was wrapped in a pink blanket.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Deadline understands that there has not been any meaningful movement between the WGA West and its staff union since talks with the AMPTP wrapped.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
Levi’s sales quarter wrapped last week with sales up 14 percent on a reported basis.
—Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
To solve this, the researchers wrapped each nanosheet in a protective layer made from tannic acid and iron ions.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
As the final races wrapped and the crowds began to thin, many didn’t rush to leave.
—Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped
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The clip opens with the character Matt Hagen, played by Tom Rhys Harries, bandaged and bloody, lying in a hospital bed.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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His head was bandaged and his hands were behind his back in handcuffs.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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The pastry clung to a thin layer of aspic that enveloped a filing of pork shoulder and fat, bacon, chicken liver, veal sweetbreads, and button, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Creation of a legendary company amid tumult Plenty of drama enveloped the run-up to the creation of General Electric in 1892.—
Michael Kilian,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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From the air, a police helicopter circled the area while officers set up blockades on the ground and deployed a K-9 unit in an effort to track down the suspect.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Onboard anti-collision alarms sounded in both cockpits and both planes circled the airport before making safe landings.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Typically, when a book is acquired by a publishing imprint, those deals are shrouded in mystery.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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But the process is still shrouded in mystery.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
15 Apr. 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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However, under the aforementioned definitions, only mowed grass areas which are enclosed and inaccessible to residents appear to be nonfunctional turf.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Apple’s Vision Pro videos, known as Apple Immersive Video, are playable in virtual reality, which means users are fully enclosed within the scene.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Three were banded last year, and two the year before that.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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She was then banded, released back into the wild in 2022 and monitored from afar by researchers at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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This treat is just the right size — a huge, juicy strawberry encased in red bean paste and then an outer shell of mochi.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Most bathrooms come with showers encased in rounded Crittal-style glass.—
Travis Levius,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Wrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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