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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
The latest private-members country club to have opened in Oxfordshire, wrapped in a Jacobethan hall with parkland, is a humdinger with an instant cachet.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Principal photography wrapped in Japan in April.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026
Dalton and Bhaskaran built the top around an off-the-shoulder line and an enormous bow shape that wrapped across Moore’s chest.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 May 2026
His body was wrapped in Hamas and Palestinian flags as it was carried by mourners at Saturday’s funeral in Gaza City.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The movie recently wrapped production in Thailand.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 May 2026
After Raymond wrapped, Heaton joined actor Kelsey Grammer on Fox's Back to You before finding a new home on the small screen as an overworked mom on ABC's The Middle, which also lasted nine seasons, from 2009 to 2018.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
That day, Annie Leibovitz also shot the famous portrait of a clothes-less Lennon wrapped around Ono.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
The dough is rolled and wrapped and rolled again, with gobs of butter and ghee and a final brushing of oil on the grill.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Principal photography wrapped in Japan in April.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2026
Dalton and Bhaskaran built the top around an off-the-shoulder line and an enormous bow shape that wrapped across Moore’s chest.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 May 2026
His body was wrapped in Hamas and Palestinian flags as it was carried by mourners at Saturday’s funeral in Gaza City.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The movie recently wrapped production in Thailand.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 May 2026
After Raymond wrapped, Heaton joined actor Kelsey Grammer on Fox's Back to You before finding a new home on the small screen as an overworked mom on ABC's The Middle, which also lasted nine seasons, from 2009 to 2018.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
That day, Annie Leibovitz also shot the famous portrait of a clothes-less Lennon wrapped around Ono.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
The dough is rolled and wrapped and rolled again, with gobs of butter and ghee and a final brushing of oil on the grill.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped
Verb
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Both players had their heads bandaged and were substituted, for Chris Wood and Filip Jorgenson, after a stoppage of around five minutes.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Paramedics bandaged and dressed the boy's wounds as Caprio learned another child was also bleeding lower on the steps.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The nervous tension that had enveloped the Emirates was banished, replaced by a carnival atmosphere.—
Ayo Akinwolere,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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To capture the 4-year-old’s personality, her aunt enveloped it in Annika Reed Studio’s Pegasus wallpaper and painted the trim Benjamin Moore’s Bedford Blue (1679) to match.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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During a time when Lane Kiffin once again became the target of fans everywhere, his new AD stepped up and circled the wagons.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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For three years, the Wizards’ braintrust has circled 2026 as the draft.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Minotaur, co-written with Semen Liashenko, has been shrouded in mystery, though.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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For much of the evening, Gaga sang with her back to the audience, her face shrouded by a hood or veil, as if to shun the spotlight.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 May 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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This inner cradle was enclosed between thicker, quarter-inch panes of Thermopane glass specially made by the Libbey Owens Ford Glass Company.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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They are thought to form from air masses of heat, wind, and moisture that are enclosed on three sides by the Andes, Serranía del Perijá, and Mérida Cordillera mountain ranges, creating electrical charges that result in thunderstorm activity.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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In February, the city banded with more than a dozen other cities and counties to become additional plaintiffs in an existing lawsuit filed last summer by a group led by Fresno, California.—
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Last year, the Pennsylvania Game Commission banded three chicks born in the nest on Pitt's Cathedral of Learning, and the year before that, two chicks were banded.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The oven is a metal chamber encased in a brick structure.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2026
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Glass walls overlook an atmospheric inner garden of pines, a willow and a cherry tree, encased in tall cedar fences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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“Wrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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