as in coop
an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals
the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages
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as in to house
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 cage
Izzie Ramirez, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
The store itself is a cornucopia of unimagined gems, everything from Faraday cages for your phone to stop 5G melting your brain, to nuclear fallout preparedness kits for the bargain price of $349.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
What are scientists and conservation experts doing about it?
Around the world, protections have involved caging or relocating turtle nests.
—Byrichard Pallardy, science.org, 28 June 2024
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The factory farm system brutally kills more than 80 billion land animals a year, as Future Perfect has long reported — animals that are crammed in tiny cages, forced to endure cruel abuses, and generally never go outside.
—Izzie Ramirez, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
The store itself is a cornucopia of unimagined gems, everything from Faraday cages for your phone to stop 5G melting your brain, to nuclear fallout preparedness kits for the bargain price of $349.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
In trying to cage Cooper in, Trap frees Hartnett to be the baddie he’s always been.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
What are scientists and conservation experts doing about it?
Around the world, protections have involved caging or relocating turtle nests.
—Byrichard Pallardy, science.org, 28 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cage
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In a 2023 episode of the home renovation show, Hall and Haack proudly showed off their chicken coop which features black and white paint and a double gable roof.Raven Brunner, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Since then, the House of Harlow founder has established a downright wholesome cottagecore-style home life for herself, raising a menagerie of pets, gardening, beekeeping, and harvesting eggs from her backyard chicken coop.Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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In the United States, a trend of consolidation in agriculture, particularly dairies, has seen more animals housed together on ever-larger farms as the number of small farms has rapidly shrunk.Simon Hill, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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Many of the original tiles, now housed in international collections like the British Museum and the V&A, were digitally reconstructed and displayed in the adjacent museum.Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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FedEx Home delivers packages 150 pounds or less to residences every day of the week (with a $5.15 residential surcharge per package).Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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New clinical trial says this weight-loss medication sheds more pounds BYLindsey Leake Most Popular 2 days ago Tech The lawyers who took on Tesla and Elon Musk wanted $5.6 billion for winning the case.Paolo Confino, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2024
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The prince settled the case out of court while protesting his innocence and was supposed to confine himself to a life out of the limelight.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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The secrets weren’t confined to Paul and Lydia’s house.Hunter Ingram, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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Riders will be able to rent scooters and bikes through both the Lyft and Bird apps and more than 100 parking corrals will remain in operation, according to the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2024
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Marked by rolling hills, fall foliage, a covered bridge and a swimming pond, Lucky Dog Farms also has a corral full of Palomino horses, a splattering of guest cottages with luscious bedding, and living plant wall near the garage.Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 25 Nov. 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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This morning’s must reads California vowed to shut down kennels where hundreds of captive dogs supply blood for veterinary care.Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Your canine could also develop an illness such as kennel cough after a visit to a doggy day care.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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The native of Managua, Nicaragua was known for his versatility out of the Yankees' pen, even making 11 starts from 2018-20.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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While some leaders are indeed born with a silver tongue or a golden pen, the fact is that storytelling can be learned.Samantha Reynolds, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cage. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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