as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
bored with being mewed up in a stuffy house all day
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The pond, which is 100 years old, wasn’t designed to house koi fish and has begun to deteriorate with time.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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The futuristic-looking complex will house MGM, Bellagio and Aria resorts and in the middle of it all will be a smaller version of the iconic sphere in Las Vegas.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Evacuations covered more than 80 square miles — the area shown in red — including some neighborhoods in Camarillo.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Last season, including the playoffs, the 49ers scored a touchdowns on 68% of their red zone trips, best in the NFL.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The growth of these criminal networks fosters environments where violence against law enforcement and conservationists becomes commonplace … and crucially, this crisis is not confined to any one region.Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The facility has been under near-constant lockdowns, leaving detainees confined to their cells for extended periods without access to visits, phone calls, showers, or recreation.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The little girl’s battered body was found stuffed in a trash can, encased in concrete, in a shed behind the family home.Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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The outer chamber of the vessel encases the 84-year whisky while the inner chamber is a second single malt vintage from 2018.Jillian Dara, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Mew (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mew%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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