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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
Some had just wrapped major projects or received reassurances about job security.
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Christopher Kaufman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Wilkinson brings the past to the table in this book that is a memoir wrapped in a cookbook.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
The result is a fragrance that strikes the right balance between clean and confectionery, with a softness that’s like being wrapped in a cashmere blanket.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
For this reason, CEA decided to launch the annual Content Lab programme, culminating in the three-day Content Project Market (CPM), which just wrapped its second edition in Bangkok.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Melissa then went to the hospital with the plastic bag still wrapped around the child's head, KHOU 11 reported.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
After Downton wrapped in 2015, Dockery starred as a con artist recently out of prison in the drama series Good Behavior, and in Netflix’s western miniseries Godless in 2019.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
She’s matched wonderfully by Cooke, who leans into her actual Manchester accent to give Cherry a stroppy, sarcastic bent and whose body looks absolutely banging wrapped in an array of oxblood, maroon, and cerise minidresses.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Jen Tran was the last lead, and her season wrapped in the early fall of 2024.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Christopher Kaufman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Wilkinson brings the past to the table in this book that is a memoir wrapped in a cookbook.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
The result is a fragrance that strikes the right balance between clean and confectionery, with a softness that’s like being wrapped in a cashmere blanket.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
For this reason, CEA decided to launch the annual Content Lab programme, culminating in the three-day Content Project Market (CPM), which just wrapped its second edition in Bangkok.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Melissa then went to the hospital with the plastic bag still wrapped around the child's head, KHOU 11 reported.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
After Downton wrapped in 2015, Dockery starred as a con artist recently out of prison in the drama series Good Behavior, and in Netflix’s western miniseries Godless in 2019.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
She’s matched wonderfully by Cooke, who leans into her actual Manchester accent to give Cherry a stroppy, sarcastic bent and whose body looks absolutely banging wrapped in an array of oxblood, maroon, and cerise minidresses.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Jen Tran was the last lead, and her season wrapped in the early fall of 2024.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped
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The final looks were a crescendo of colorful tinsel and bouncing gift ribbon that completely enveloped the models.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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And finally, the projector rocks a single 5-W speaker only, meaning those wanting to be enveloped in a soundtrack will need to cable up to an external sound system over HDMI eARC or multi-channel S/PDIF.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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This one, though, is shrouded by scandal.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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But even that only score was shrouded in a bit of head-scratching.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Quasi-moons differ from temporary mini-moons that occasionally orbit Earth such as 2024 PT5, which circled the planet for two months in 2024 and could be an ancient fragment that was blasted off of our primary moon.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pole dancers circled installations for night-long performances that wrapped around the venue interior.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
16 Sep. 2025
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In its former terrain, today’s Tamiami Trail used to run along a ridge above the Glaswegian Suture, a geologic feature that enclosed a large body of water now known as the Gulf of Mexico.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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This enclosed back segment of the property could work for raising chickens and other small farm animals —away from the main house.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Fungal spores are encased in a protective covering to preserve them until they are applied to fields.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Alps are right here, encased in a restaurant that couldn’t be more Atlanta.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Slipper-thin loafers and bare feet kept things light, and even his signature banded-collar Il Conte jacket was made ever so slightly oversize, creating a more relaxed appearance.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
13 Sep. 2025
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The organization banded with the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors to create Sunshine Sunday each March to promote the right to know.—
David Cuillier,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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In addition to keeping you warm and cozy through the fall and winter, the blanket can also double as decor when draped across the end of a bed or a sectional.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nearby balconies were draped with black ribbons.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Palestinian health authorities said further Israeli airstrikes and shelling across the Gaza Strip had killed at least 100 people on Tuesday, 35 of them in Gaza City in the enclave's north as Israeli forces girded for the offensive.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Wrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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