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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
No searing before hitting the grill or wrapping in aluminum foil is needed here.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
Ashour, the scorer, had darted in from the left, wrapping a delicious sweeping shot that had to be good because Thibaut Courtois was trying to stop it.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Sheeran has a rotating core of opening acts, including Myles Smith, Lukas Graham and Aaron Rowe, and will run his stadium tour through cities including Nashville, Atlanta, Seattle and Denver before wrapping the North American leg in November.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 June 2026
The couple packed on the PDA, holding hands, wrapping their arms around each other, kissing, and glancing lovingly at one another.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 9 June 2026
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
Ashour, the scorer, had darted in from the left, wrapping a delicious sweeping shot that had to be good because Thibaut Courtois was trying to stop it.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 15 June 2026
Sheeran has a rotating core of opening acts, including Myles Smith, Lukas Graham and Aaron Rowe, and will run his stadium tour through cities including Nashville, Atlanta, Seattle and Denver before wrapping the North American leg in November.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 14 June 2026
The couple packed on the PDA, holding hands, wrapping their arms around each other, kissing, and glancing lovingly at one another.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 9 June 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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Rain washed out qualifying Saturday, and the gray, overcast sky served as a fitting background for the somber mood enveloping Charlotte Motor Speedway and its 1½-mile track.—
Steve Reed,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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The feeling is organic and involving, just as the sound of the voices is intimate and enveloping.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Other wearable tech companies have been circling this space.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Soon the sky would grow thick with circling helicopters and would stay that way for more than a week, the cutting of their rotor blades ominous and heartbreaking.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Always leave one side open and ensure ventilation when enclosing outdoor equipment.—
Sheila Kim,
The Spruce,
15 June 2026
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While this may seem extreme, enclosing your porch is a fail-proof way to keep birds out of it.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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Congressional leaders, wired to protect their own and afraid of upsetting their narrow margins, are famous for shrouding ethics investigations in secrecy and dragging them out for years.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026
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Advertisement Israel has bombed oil depots in Tehran, shrouding the city in toxic black smoke, and attacked Iran’s South Pars gas field.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Apr. 2026
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The concrete cap of a tomb encasing radioactive fallout now has cracks, and what’s beneath can rise from the dead.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 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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Try Tree Nets Another way to stop squirrels from climbing fruit trees is by draping wildlife-safe netting over the entire tree canopy.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
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The agency said more than 40,000 pounds of litter - from small blue and orange confetti pieces to streamers draping the streets - is expected to be collected after.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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“Wrapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapping. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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