wrapped

verb

past tense of wrap
1
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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2
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 After Jake Burger hit a solo home run in the second to put the Rangers ahead, Butler responded with a 394-footer that wrapped around the right-field pole to give the A's the lead. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Rather than using rigid, flat panels, the car is wrapped in an advanced, shade-tolerant photovoltaic skin. — New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026 Annie Morgan wrapped her arms around her eldest daughter’s waist and guided her toward the minivan, the two of them moving in a slow, sideways shuffle. — Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026 The best way to eat the goat is wrapped in a tortilla with salsa, beans and rice. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 The traps consist of two strands of barbed wire wrapped around multiple trees with a scented lure in the center. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026 The film recently wrapped and is being produced under Rutherford’s banner Fred Senior Films, in association with Stoner Ranch Productions, Echo & Add, and Fair Oaks Entertainment. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 La Bárbara Hidden behind one of the historic facades of Casco Viejo, La Bárbara is a cocktail bar-meets-sushi spot and speakeasy all wrapped into one. — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 Dining Room For a hint of color, the walls are wrapped in a peachy grass cloth, Elizabeth Dow Home’s Island textile in Sao Miquel. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped
  1. bandaged
  2. enveloped
  3. circled
  4. shrouded
  5. taped
  6. enclosed
  7. banded
  8. encased
Verb
  • Tight end Greg Dulcich participated in his third practice wearing a red [non-contact] jersey, and with his fingers on his right hand bandaged up.
    — Omar Kelly August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Doctors removed the pole, bandaged him up and Cifaldi was back at work this week.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of bandaged
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  • As White’s deep voice enveloped the theater, photographs of protests filled the screens behind her, creating the musical’s most poignant moment.
    — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • On an 1888 rolling historic Victorian estate just off the bustling South Congress Avenue, Hotel Saint Cecilia offers a lavish collection of 20 bungalows, suites, and studios enveloped in a lush canopy of trees.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of enveloped
Verb
  • As the plane circled and prepared to return to the airport and emergency crews assembled, operations workers found the remains of the birds on the runway.
    — Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Citing the arrest affidavit, Law&Crime reported that Simpson allegedly approached another boat at a high rate of speed and circled the vessel several times before anchoring about 10 feet away.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • At showtime, video screens surrounding the stage began to glide upwards, revealing two familiar silhouettes, complete with dual doublenecks, shrouded by thick clouds of smoke.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The methanol anomaly suggested that there could be a hidden baby star somewhere in the nebula, shrouded from view.
    — Olivia Harper Wilkins, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrouded
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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
  • 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
Definition of taped
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  • At low tide, the retreating ocean leaves behind a natural aquarium enclosed by volcanic rock.
    — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The fastest-growing segment in China consists of full-sized SUVs where the wheels are 100% driven by electric motors, utilizing highly efficient, enclosed 4-cylinder engines exclusively to charge onboard batteries.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of enclosed
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  • Observers were able to identify the younger eagle because it was banded by the Orange County Water District in April 2022 in the Prado Basin, some 70 miles from Big Bear.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • She's actually named KD1, a moniker given to her by the humans who banded her.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of banded
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  • With six bedrooms and six full bathrooms spread across more than 9,000 square feet, the home’s three distinct structures are connected by bridges and wrapped in curved glass encased in black steel frames.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
  • To ensure the integrity of the mold, only high-quality clay is used and then encased in steel sleeves designed to withstand extreme pressure.
    — Philipp Jenne, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of encased

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