fence (in)

verb

Definition of fence (in)next
as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers fencing in the yard would keep our dog in as well as keep unwanted stray dogs out

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  1. house
  2. include
  3. enclose
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  • Pro Shop, the PGA Tour’s premium content partner—essentially the NFL Films of the golf world—is housed here too and PGA Tour Radio is slated to move in next year. Follow me on Twitter.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • At its peak in the Jim Crow 1960s, 500 boys were housed at what is now known as the Dozier School for Boys, most of them for minor offenses such as petty theft, truancy or running away from home.
    Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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  • In addition to Rice, who tallied five assists to that point, Betts had four assists, including three to Jaquez for layups. Swords, returning from a lower leg injury that had kept her out of the Wolverines’ recent loss to USC, propped up her team with 18 points by the game’s midpoint.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Natural gas exported by Russia through Ukraine has long been used by European countries, including Slovakia, which had pushed for Ukraine and Russia to reach a deal to continue the transit.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of include
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  • His silver belt buckle was a horseshoe enclosing the initials J.C.
    Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The exterior of the Hudson's tower is now mostly, although not entirely, enclosed with glass.
    JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of enclose
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