caged 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of cagednext
as in chained

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caged

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verb

past tense of cage
as in housed
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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  1. housed
  2. enclosed
  3. surrounded
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  • This knife set is housed in a wooden block, creating a sleek, bougie design that will complement the rest of the accessories in your kitchen.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Floodwaters have devastated the Biltmore Village, which is where the estate's employees are housed.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of housed
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  • As is customary, Trump wrote a letter to the rabbis, read it quietly, then tore it up and placed in the enclosed area.
    NBC News, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The rapper would not have access to the internet and any outside recreational time would be spent in an enclosed area, according to Lindsay.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of enclosed
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  • In the midst of honoring the actor’s life and successful career, the people who were close to him are also speaking about the circumstances that surrounded his death.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Taking the stage in a baby-blue leotard — surrounded by a full band and back-up singers dressed in white — the 25-year-old pop star served up silky vocals and perky choreography before slinking over to Fallon’s interview set-up, taking his spinning chair for a ride and laying across his desk.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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