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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
Johnson returned to the bench with his torso wrapped.
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CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The flesh looked like a human brain and smelled like rotten hamburger meat wrapped in gym socks wrapped in butt.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
The rope from outside was wrapped in duct tape, packed with pieces of paper covered in synthetic cannabis, more than 100 strips of buprenorphine, about 27 bags of marijuana, wrapping paper, more than 400 cigarettes, two lighters, a scalpel and a cellphone charging cord and plug.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
As soon as the final buzzer sounded, Miles wrapped a TCU flag around her back.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
A lot has happened for the cast of Euphoria since the show first premiered in 2019, and it's been four years since Season 2 wrapped.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
Initially the food of immigrants, the humble combination of a frank wrapped in a bun became part of the country’s cultural fabric, a staple at picnics, baseball stadiums, barbecues and fairs.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
Sore knees wrapped in plump bags of ice.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
At Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, lines wrapped from one end of the airport to the other.
—Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The flesh looked like a human brain and smelled like rotten hamburger meat wrapped in gym socks wrapped in butt.
—Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
The rope from outside was wrapped in duct tape, packed with pieces of paper covered in synthetic cannabis, more than 100 strips of buprenorphine, about 27 bags of marijuana, wrapping paper, more than 400 cigarettes, two lighters, a scalpel and a cellphone charging cord and plug.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
As soon as the final buzzer sounded, Miles wrapped a TCU flag around her back.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
A lot has happened for the cast of Euphoria since the show first premiered in 2019, and it's been four years since Season 2 wrapped.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
Initially the food of immigrants, the humble combination of a frank wrapped in a bun became part of the country’s cultural fabric, a staple at picnics, baseball stadiums, barbecues and fairs.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
Sore knees wrapped in plump bags of ice.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
At Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, lines wrapped from one end of the airport to the other.
—Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped
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His face was scratched and his arm was bandaged.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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He was hooked up to an IV along with several monitors and his arm and hand were bandaged.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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As much as this music ties itself to the beauty of the physical world, it’s also enveloped by a thick fog.—
Vrinda Jagota,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2026
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The roughly 2,600-square-foot structure is set into a sloping site and enveloped in the natural landscape along a private road.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2026
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The suspect then circled and drove directly at another officer, the report states.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Ducks circled the wagons to win 6-5 in a bonus frame.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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Unger, who lives in Clearwater, has a reputation for solid stand-alone thrillers that have landed on bestseller lists, with unusual plots and unconventional motives shrouded in dark-but-not-oppressive atmospheres.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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The whole process was shrouded in mystery to me.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 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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The footage showed tubes with ruptures and other damaged structures that used to be inside the pressure vessel, which originally was enclosed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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As a precaution, the highway leading out of Izium to the next town has also been enclosed in a corridor of netting.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
17 Mar. 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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His entire right foot encased in ice, Foster bunny-hopped onto the dais, hobbling from ice foot to sneakered foot, to his seat.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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The primary suite is the crown jewel of the space—encased in a wall of glass that welcomes natural light at every angle from the living room just below.—
Kristin Braswell,
Architectural Digest,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Wrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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