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as in bandaging
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 enveloping
to surround or cover closely
a sinister darkness seemed to wrap the lonely cabin
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Recent Examples of wrapping
The women’s 1,000-meter short track speed skating tournament is underway, with the first quarterfinal race just wrapping and the final to come later today.
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Isabel Yip, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
Fashion Week’s most stylish guests are wrapping and tying their accessories asymmetrically around their shoulders, adding warmth and style in equal measure.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026
Officially dubbed the Air Max Goadome Cowboy Boot, the black leather shoe has double monk strap embossed with Public School branding wrapping across the tongue.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
The tour is hitting more than 30 stops in North America, from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, Vancouver, Austin, Chicago, New York, Toronto and Philadelphia before wrapping on Friday, April 17, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Isabel Yip, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
Fashion Week’s most stylish guests are wrapping and tying their accessories asymmetrically around their shoulders, adding warmth and style in equal measure.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026
Officially dubbed the Air Max Goadome Cowboy Boot, the black leather shoe has double monk strap embossed with Public School branding wrapping across the tongue.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 13 Feb. 2026
The tour is hitting more than 30 stops in North America, from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, Vancouver, Austin, Chicago, New York, Toronto and Philadelphia before wrapping on Friday, April 17, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapping
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In theory, these shocks are supposed to fade, and the greater good is served by merely bandaging the complaints of lower-income groups until the headline metrics herald an apparent return to normalcy.—
Gene Ludwig,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2026
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After bandaging the bleeding leg Saturday, Bichette woke up sore Sunday, Schneider said.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In Camps’ hands, a cable or crewneck is never simply just that — there’s a playfulness to her draping and cutouts, subverted by the juxtaposition of gossamer-like fine gauge underpinnings with cozier, enveloping sweaters.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Two therapists work in sync to create a continuous, enveloping rhythm that’s disorienting in the best way.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Becket is broke, disowned and circling a family fortune that never wanted him.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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The mission, known as Artemis 2, is due to send three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day trip circling the moon.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Also new were the designer’s first jersey pieces, with draping departing from the rear and enclosing the shoulders, open on the midriff and sculpted around the hips.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
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And while the fence enclosing the yard is made of vinyl — which is flammable — the five-foot section closest to the house is a metal gate.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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So unfortunately, right now there's a cloud of mystery still shrouding what's happening here.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The shrouding haze seemed to breathe, ebbing and flowing slowly, allowing momentary distant views that vanished with the next foggy breath.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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This week the arriving athletes seemed more interested in getting accustomed to their free Samsung phones and using their own gestures to direct a robotic hand behind glass to pick up a plastic ball encasing a mystery Olympic pin.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Natural thawing eliminates damage caused by trying to remove ice encasing stems of perennials and shrubs.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
31 Jan. 2026
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The footage subsequently shows the suspect grabbing leaves from the front yard and draping them over the camera lens to avoid further detection.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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If more privacy is the goal though, try draping airy textiles like a silk scarf or a lace tablecloth to achieve a more closed-off situation.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
5 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Wrapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapping. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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