enframed

verb

Definition of enframednext
past tense of enframe
as in surrounded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enframed
  1. surrounded
  2. encompassed
  3. ringed
  4. restricted
  5. bounded
Verb
  • The second photo saw a smiling Gomez sitting on a picnic blanket as food from Taco Bell surrounded her.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • His family said in an obituary that Meek died surrounded by family and friends.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • Only a month ago, Santa Ana winds spurred the Franklin Fire in Malibu in December that quickly encompassed thousands of acres and endangered countless homes.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • All five films have been Oscar shortlisted in the sound category, which since 2021 has encompassed both sound editing and mixing.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of encompassed
Verb
  • The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The most popular activity in Crater Lake National Park is going on the Rim Drive around the lake and snapping photos of the bright-blue waters ringed by jagged volcanic formations.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of ringed
Verb
  • The reason the internet satellite service became so popular after the women's rights protests began in 2022 is because access to Instagram and WhatsApp was restricted due to widespread civil unrest.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The state had had similar laws since the late 1970s, but they had been restricted to kids with extensive records of violent felonies.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of restricted
Verb
  • The Lhasa block, bounded by fault-lines, forms southern Tibet.
    Joe Cash and Gopal Sharma, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The Lhasa block, bounded by fault-lines, forms southern Tibet.
    Joe Cash and Gopal Sharma, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of bounded
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