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 The village built on the Luna Rossa base’s docks — its metallic structure wrapped externally in reflective foil — is an immersive, low-light space with modular wooden and aluminum displays intended for flexibility. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 With fashion month just wrapped and various fall getaways in the works (including a handful of post-fashion month R&R long weekends), team Vogue is scattering this season. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 Then, there are the stripes, which only wrapped around Condor planes after a major rebrand in 2022. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026 The film hails from financier and producer MRC and last month wrapped production in London. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 Black Bear has acquired domestic rights to Honeymoon / Funeral, an MRC rom-com starring Rebecca Ferguson, Greta Lee and Carrie Coon that wrapped production in September. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 The film wrapped production in London last month and is in post production. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Residents are urged to keep an eye out for small devices like cell phones or cameras with batteries attached that are typically wrapped in tape or leaves and hidden under bushes, behind trees or near fences. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The principal actors came onboard, and the $45 million production began that July and had wrapped by September 2025. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped
  1. bandaged
  2. enveloped
  3. circled
  4. shrouded
  5. taped
  6. enclosed
  7. banded
  8. encased
Verb
  • Police then escorted Rajapaksa, who had one eye bandaged from recent surgery, to a vehicle to be taken to a jail.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In clips of the season 2 episode documenting Kari and Gina’s surgeries, the women are anesthetized, cut into, shunted around, bandaged, and propped up for interviews.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of bandaged
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  • Umanmielen kept pushing Sewell backward and then, finally, enveloped Goff in his arms for his third sack of the season.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Set the scene Located high atop East Gros Ventre Butte overlooking Jackson, Wyoming, this resort is a quiet yet elegant dwelling enveloped by rugged wilderness.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of enveloped
Verb
  • Flight data shows the plane turned around over Ireland and circled for a few hours, apparently to burn off fuel.
    — Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, Schwab took a pitch right on the play and pulled up to throw as Drew circled out of the pocket to the left.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of circled
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  • Because their earliest years are spent shrouded in clouds of dust, these nascent stars can be hard to spot.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The stables, or caballeriza, meanwhile, are a more modern, minimalist affair than the main house, with a handful of private gardens shrouded behind fresh, fledgling hedgerows and gray subway-style bathroom tiles.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 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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  • Navigating strict municipal planning regulations and tight seasonal building time frames, the team enclosed existing outdoor terraces to gain additional interior space.
    — Michael James Gardner, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Three women sit in front of me, each one occupying a salon chair in a tiny room with a single shampoo bowl, and one window that faces a bare, enclosed courtyard with yellowing grass.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of enclosed
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  • People are also poking fun at the fact that Kaydee is banded, which looks like the eagle version of an ankle monitor.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Several earlier chicks had been banded so that their subsequent movements could be tracked.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of banded
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  • Artistic details abound, such as the bespoke Córdoban leather headboards topping the oversized beds encased in exquisite linen.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The pointed-toe pumps feature a square crystal buckle encased in a gunmetal frame.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of encased

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“Wrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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