enframe

verb

Definition of enframenext
as in to surround

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enframe
  1. surround
  2. ring
  3. encircle
  4. enfold
  5. restrict
  6. encompass
  7. bound
  8. limit
Verb
  • Sarkisian apologized for leaving the field after a 2022 loss to Oklahoma State before singing the song, but since then the issue has faded from public discourse surrounding the football team.
    Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • While there are an array of bright spots in the category, experts predict major challenges, particularly in terms of insurance coverage and the conversation surrounding the drugs.
    Emily Burns, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of surround
Verb
  • The district manager claimed that no Black & Mild cigars had actually been sold because the store’s point-of-sale system would have prevented a store clerk from ringing the product through the cash register.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Within a few days, over 12,000 homes and businesses had been destroyed as flames ringed the city.
    David Marston, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of ring
Verb
  • The jersey features Team Vitality’s bee logo, placed within the Eiffel Tower and encircled by a globe–symbolizing the team’s Parisian origins, plus its wider fanbase around the world.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Steve Gosney, a Daytona Beach public defender, moved his family to Miami to start a job training new prosecutors and helping shore up some of the ethical issues that have encircled the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office this year.
    Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of encircle
Verb
  • Brain rot is thus a strikingly capacious term, enfolding the psychological and cognitive decay wrought by screen addiction, the bacteria-like content that feeds the addiction, and the argot of a generation for whom much of this content is made.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The way Colman enfolded himself into the family, into the group, that’s a bond that’s gonna last forever with each one of us.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of enfold
Verb
  • These attempts by insurers to restrict CRNAs' practice underscores the critical need for HHS to enforce the nondiscrimination provision and is why AANA continues its litigation in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio to compel HHS to enforce the law.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Representative Frank Pallone, Democrat of New Jersey, is one of several Democrats who have urged Mr. Biden to restrict drilling.
    Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of restrict
Verb
  • The investigation encompasses Tesla vehicles equipped with the Full Self-Driving driver assistance system, including 2016-2025 Model S and Model X, 2017-2025 Model 3, and 2020-2025 Model Y models.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Outer Continental Shelf encompasses the coastal waters of the U.S. and its territories — broadly covering areas up to 200 nautical miles from land, according to the Department of the Interior.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of encompass
Verb
  • The 58-acre parcel is bounded by 13th Avenue and 6th Avenue to the north and south and by Osage Street and Seminole Road to the east and west.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Golden also bounds back onto several other tallies as its sales grow exponentially.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of bound
Verb
  • Losing the ByteDance algorithm through a sale of TikTok would limit the app's ability to serve its users.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
  • This lack of resources limits government health officials — such as Gantes in the Ngäbe-Buglé territory — from being able to effectively diagnose and treat HIV.
    Adam Williams, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of limit
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