walled

verb

Definition of wallednext
past tense of wall
1
as in circumscribed

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2
as in preserved

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  1. preserved
  2. surrounded
  3. enclosed
  4. ringed
Verb
  • Everything in the house, from the landscape to the furniture, was designed by Erickson’s collaborators and has been beautifully preserved.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Additionally, ham contains elevated levels of sodium through the methods that it is preserved, Kersten adds.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of preserved
Verb
  • It is surrounded by a high fence, and visitors won’t be allowed inside for now.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Troops have surrounded Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and the urban Jabaliya refugee camp, allowing in almost no humanitarian aid and ordering tens of thousands to flee to nearby Gaza City.
    Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • Past the security gates of the Serra Retreat area of Malibu sits a small enclave of luxury homes, many of them gated or enclosed with walls.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Well, the dams enclosed reservoirs, obviously.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of enclosed
Verb
  • The northern Galilee, ringed by Syrian and Lebanese hills and under the gaze of towering Mount Hermon in the northern Golan Heights, is beloved for its fresh air, pastoral views, and relaxed pace far from Israel’s crowded center.
    Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The park was once ringed by a fence but maintaining it has proved a challenge.
    Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of ringed
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