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as in to bandage
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 to envelop
to surround or cover closely
a sinister darkness seemed to wrap the lonely cabin
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as in jacket
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Recent Examples of wrap
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The film wrapped principal photography in Kansas City, Missouri.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
This isn't the first time McDonald's revealed its intention to release another chicken wrap.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The Game Awards just wrapped, and among all the announcements – including the Witcher 4 with Ciri as protagonist, an Okami sequel announcement, an Elden Ring multiplayer spinoff, and Naughty Dog's new game Intergalactic– some awards were given out to games and creators.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The film wrapped principal photography in Kansas City, Missouri.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
The next gig is tomorrow, Dec. 7, in Baltimore, and the tour wraps on Dec. 17 in Brooklyn.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
This isn't the first time McDonald's revealed its intention to release another chicken wrap.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Initially, Greenlee was self-conscious about her scars, even bandaging her face before venturing out to watch Hopkins play.Nasha Smith, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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Pietro is in the hospital, his head bandaged and his temper softened.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
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Sound envelops the scene with a balance between the chaos of the crowd and the galvanizing score as Walker brings us closer into the fight.Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Motorists may be driving on dry roads with clear visibility one moment and then be enveloped in a wall of snow the next, struggling to see and maintain control.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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This one is made from soft faux fur and is long enough to act as a shawl.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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The former model donned a baby pink dress and shawl courtesy of Elie Saab.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Authorities said the assailant, wearing a hooded jacket, balaclava, and gray backpack, fled on foot before mounting an electric bike and riding into Central Park.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Amazon just released all kinds of new winter fashion arrivals, and the buzziest pieces include puffer jackets, fuzzy slippers, soft joggers, and more.Isabel Garcia, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Raising questions of multi-layered identity in convulsive times, the Copia Final standout looks to have several sales agents circling it.John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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The guy who almost single-handedly sent Sean Payton circling another parking lot came out on the Browns’ first play of the evening — a 44-yard jaunt over the middle — and never left.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
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In two hours, the duo planted seeds for 17 oak trees, enclosed them in mesh chicken wire to deter hungry fauna and tagged each one.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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The hard shell of the nautilus encloses a series of chambers.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Rihanna draped herself in a deliberately rangy stole.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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The building opened on Jan. 14, 1950, with a gala event attended by men in suits, women in cocktail dresses wrapped in mink stoles.Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
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Also on our winter wish list is Tory Burch’s quilted-liner parka, which comes complete with a glossy finish to standout on the slopes and the city streets.Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024
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Combining the brand’s penchant for a tailored look with the needs of modern men, the expansive range of 67 looks covers multiple facets of the Stefano Ricci offering, from the more casual — in the Explorer parka, white puffers, shirt jackets and blousons lined in shearling — to the more formal.Martino Carrera, WWD, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Wrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrap. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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