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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
On the sweet side — wrapped bundt cakes, tins filled with dainty cookies as well as brownies, tarts, pies and beverages.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Grande recently wrapped filming the new installment of the Meet the Parents film franchise, Focker In-Law.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
While a bag of marbles, flying stones, or a gift box wrapped in a pink bow can all seal someone’s fate, the biggest threat in this game just might be the player sleeping right beside you.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Standing out is a soaring vaulted living room wrapped with expansive walls of glass.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
At one downtown Brooklyn location, the line wrapped around the building and, at times, voters waited up to an hour to cast their ballots.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Included in the round-up of photos were several shots of Curtis and Aniston, 56, starting with a zoomed-out shot of her with her arms wrapped around him from behind.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
And there was a 60-year-old woman pushing a double decker trolley filled with desserts wrapped in cellophane.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Parents should teach their children to not accept, or eat treats that aren't commercially wrapped, the FDA states.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Grande recently wrapped filming the new installment of the Meet the Parents film franchise, Focker In-Law.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
While a bag of marbles, flying stones, or a gift box wrapped in a pink bow can all seal someone’s fate, the biggest threat in this game just might be the player sleeping right beside you.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Standing out is a soaring vaulted living room wrapped with expansive walls of glass.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
At one downtown Brooklyn location, the line wrapped around the building and, at times, voters waited up to an hour to cast their ballots.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Included in the round-up of photos were several shots of Curtis and Aniston, 56, starting with a zoomed-out shot of her with her arms wrapped around him from behind.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
And there was a 60-year-old woman pushing a double decker trolley filled with desserts wrapped in cellophane.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Parents should teach their children to not accept, or eat treats that aren't commercially wrapped, the FDA states.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped
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The eye was later bandaged, and the UFC will wait for the UK tests before coming up with the final suspension.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Teasing the new season at the beginning of the first episode, which dropped on Thursday, the entrepreneur and reality star is seen going into an MRI scanner with her head appearing to be bandaged.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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That feeling of being safely enveloped, comforted, and held stayed with him.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Scientists observed an icy core enveloped by a coma, the luminous halo of gas and dust that forms when solar heat vaporizes volatile materials.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, Jay Staph of Just Baseball circled Toronto as a potential landing spot for Zac Gallen, the former All-Star and third-place Cy Young finisher who is coming off his worst season as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Up ahead, two men argued, their shouts and curses drowning out the hum of a helicopter that circled in the distance.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Fitzgerald's final moments shrouded in mystery, Lightfoot's mournful song, the number of lives lost, and the size of the ship alone led her to quickly become the most famous shipwreck in Michigan.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Despite decades of research and debate, the final moments the following day are still shrouded in mystery.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The villa’s historic garden, enclosed within its original ‘Firriato’ walls, preserves a rich heritage of botanical treasures, while the surrounding three-and-a-half-acre grounds ensure ample space to roam in solitude.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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At its far end, the valley is enclosed by red sandstone cliffs—rock walls, towers, and outcrops the size of office buildings, smoothed and sculpted by millennia of wind and water.—
Stanley Stewart,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
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The only armadillo native to the United States is the nine-banded.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Oct. 2025
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But my opinion began to change in 2002, when a flamingo that was banded as a chick at Rio Lagartos was photographed in Florida Bay.—
Jerome Lorenz,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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Napoli said dueling dinosaurs, which is still partially encased in rock, has many more secrets to spill.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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In another experiment, the researchers encased their artificial muscle material in a biodegradable capsule and inserted it into a pig bladder.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2025.
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