enframed

verb

Definition of enframednext
past tense of enframe
as in surrounded

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  1. surrounded
  2. encompassed
  3. ringed
  4. restricted
  5. bounded
Verb
  • Troops have surrounded Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and the urban Jabaliya refugee camp, allowing in almost no humanitarian aid and ordering tens of thousands to flee to nearby Gaza City.
    Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • It is surrounded by a high fence, and visitors won’t be allowed inside for now.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of surrounded
Verb
  • Designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US and encompassed under the Taliban umbrella, the network maintains its own distinct lines of operation, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The dot-com bubble encompassed hundreds of startups and the stocks of many larger companies.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of encompassed
Verb
  • The northern Galilee, ringed by Syrian and Lebanese hills and under the gaze of towering Mount Hermon in the northern Golan Heights, is beloved for its fresh air, pastoral views, and relaxed pace far from Israel’s crowded center.
    Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The park was once ringed by a fence but maintaining it has proved a challenge.
    Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of ringed
Verb
  • In response, the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily restricted drone flights over these locations.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Nominees did however have to play at least one domestic film festival, and were restricted to North America and the Indigenous Nations of Turtle Island.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of restricted
Verb
  • Later in the first quarter, a Love pass that bounded high off his target’s shoulder pads was a meaty interception opportunity.
    Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Later in the first quarter, a Love pass that bounded high off his target’s shoulder pads was a meaty interception opportunity.
    Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of bounded
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