as in housing
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up
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Recent Examples of caging
Staking, trellising, and caging are different training methods used to support tomato plants and their heavy fruit loads.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Also, blitzing is a way of caging in Drake Maye, one of the best scramblers in the league.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Typical methods involve caging these substances within a host material.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
For an adult nation that recently could not hold down reliable jobs, the suggestion of putting faith into virtual realities was comparable to caging lightning between your hands.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The bias is that the first question assumes or glosses over the legitimacy of caging, tacitly accepting the human agricultural system as the baseline.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
This time, there would be no escape but as police would come to learn, caging Bishnoi wouldn’t end his reign.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
There’s a caging system like The Roger Pro 1 and 2 but updated with laces at the top of the eyestay hidden on the medial (inside) to prevent breaking.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Also, blitzing is a way of caging in Drake Maye, one of the best scramblers in the league.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Typical methods involve caging these substances within a host material.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
For an adult nation that recently could not hold down reliable jobs, the suggestion of putting faith into virtual realities was comparable to caging lightning between your hands.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The bias is that the first question assumes or glosses over the legitimacy of caging, tacitly accepting the human agricultural system as the baseline.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
This time, there would be no escape but as police would come to learn, caging Bishnoi wouldn’t end his reign.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
There’s a caging system like The Roger Pro 1 and 2 but updated with laces at the top of the eyestay hidden on the medial (inside) to prevent breaking.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caging
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The proposal would require relocation of about 330 current residents in treatment programs while the four buildings housing those programs were being renovated — with no indication where they would be temporarily housed or for how long.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Though our agency's structure is changing, the monumental impact of their work—housing nearly 80,000 people over three years—speaks for itself.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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And a key component of the novel and the show is the setting itself, which is a real impeachment of our mental health system, this history of confining and discarding lives that has spilled out into the streets of America.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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From corrective eye surgery to confining plasma for nuclear fusion research and from entertainment to quickening checkout at supermarkets, lasers are now part of our everyday lives.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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The concrete cap of a tomb encasing radioactive fallout now has cracks, and what’s beneath can rise from the dead.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The crunchy encasing pairs perfectly with the melty cheese and various fillings inside, including cheese, tinga, potato and chorizo, and raja (strips of peppers and onions).—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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Around a pair of chairs or a bistro table, this layered approach creates the sense of a garden enclosing the seating, not simply decorating it.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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The plan would require enclosing an irrigation canal.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Apr. 2026
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Kate Perez The royal visit is part of the celebrations surrounding the 250th anniversary of the United States.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Such events underscore the complicated security questions surrounding presidential protection in a country where citizens expect their leaders to move through public spaces, hold rallies, attend events and appear before crowds.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Felicia Anderson, 39, is wanted on a half-dozen criminal counts, including first-degree assault, second-degree assault and weapons violations.—
Alexa Ashwell,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2026
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Jones has 11 prior arrests, including for assault, strangulation and burglary.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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“Caging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caging. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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