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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
But wrapping this lesson with an expensive animatronic and a pre-recorded show with a Hollywood insider distracts from that message.
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Robert Niles, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
The restaurant will also have seating wrapping around its exterior and a live music stage.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
The Crean Lutheran community responded by wrapping its arms around the teenager with the 7-foot-5 wingspan.
—Diamond Leung, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Later in the year, Styles will kick off his Together, Together tour, which marks his first big set of performances since wrapping his Love on Tour in 2023.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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Robert Niles, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026
The restaurant will also have seating wrapping around its exterior and a live music stage.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
The Crean Lutheran community responded by wrapping its arms around the teenager with the 7-foot-5 wingspan.
—Diamond Leung, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Later in the year, Styles will kick off his Together, Together tour, which marks his first big set of performances since wrapping his Love on Tour in 2023.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapping
Verb
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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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Oversized coats, structured yet enveloping silhouettes, and shearling pieces really define the look.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Music remained my tool, my outlet, my light in the darkness that was enveloping me.—
Des Moines Register,
Des Moines Register,
2 Mar. 2026
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There do not seem to be sharks circling.—
Xuan Juliana Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The character prompted a Hollywood backlash and global media storm last September after Van der Velden revealed in panel in the industry focused Zurich Summit that agents were circling the AI creation for representation.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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On top lies the picotage technique as well as a pattern of overlapping black circles, that is both enclosing and creating space while also keeping out.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
March 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Buyers at Gatherpoint can personalize their homes to their preferences with options for extending patios, lanais and garages, enclosing flex rooms and expanding indoor-outdoor connections with pocketing or zero-corner sliding glass doors.—
Pulte Homes,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Then venetian blinds shrouding the box slowly rose to reveal glass walls and, inside them, a sinister diorama—a replica of RTLM, or Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, the radio station that fuelled the catastrophe.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 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 crunchy encasing pairs perfectly with the melty cheese and various fillings inside, including cheese, tinga, potato and chorizo, and raja (strips of peppers and onions).—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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Pill pockets, like this top option by Greenies, mask the sight and smell of a pill by encasing it in a treat.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Then Shep leaps into bed with Austen, practically spooning him and draping his legs over the big muppet.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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With springtime nearing, the promise of draping yourself in breezier attire is becoming more enticing — especially after such a long, cold winter.—
Rudolf Obias,
Footwear News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Wrapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapping. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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