as in housed
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
employees who felt encaged in their cubicles
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The elementary school arts magnet program will be housed at University Park Creative Arts.—
Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
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That's because the Globes do look a little different this year, thanks to construction on the Beverly Hilton, the iconic hotel that's housed the awards show for decades.—
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Impressive, but safely confined to prototypes and concept demos.—
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For best results, install traps along walls, under appliances, and in other dark corners where mice are active and check the traps daily so mice don’t stay confined for long.—
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The Cam Newton Experience this weekend won’t just be encased in a stadium.—
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This means that heavy elements like rock and metal are dissolved and encased in a thick mantle of metallic hydrogen enveloped in a massive atmospheric cloak of multi-colored clouds of ammonium hydrosulphide.—
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Compost bins should be enclosed.—
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Surveillance video shows two masked men entering through an interior hallway of the storage facility before exiting into an outdoor area enclosed by a metal fence.—
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Michael was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 4th, surrounded by his entire family in Los Angeles, California.—
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Centered around an azure alpine lake and surrounded by a network of more than 460 trails, Wanaka is a haven for kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, and skiing.—
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Bear bile farming is now banned in Vietnam, but there are still dozens of bears stuck on farms, caged and alone.—
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Monday’s protest at Manolo’s Bakery On Monday, a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty sat caged on a patch of grass between the sidewalk and the road in front of the bakery.—
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
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Efforts that included bait, noisemakers and even a trap that caught the wrong bear all failed.—
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“Encaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encaged. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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