mew (up)

verb

Definition of mew (up)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mew (up)
  1. house
  2. include
  3. confine
  4. encase
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  • Establishing a Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis to supplement—or replace—the eroded oversight housed within the Office of Management and Budget could form a cornerstone of broader efforts to streamline and liberalize federal regulation.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Skip the Yankee Candle collection—unless cheesy, nostalgic candles are just the thing your home needs—and go for something elevated like this lavender scent housed in a decor-forward jar.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of house
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  • D’Angelo Russell missed each of his four shots in the fourth quarter — including three open three-pointers.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Newton drafted a report, including line charts that quantified his behavior with and without the interventions and photographs of her team’s injuries.
    Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of include
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  • Several other crossovers were confined to a single show, including two in the latter seasons of The Flash when characters from ended series reappeared to help Barry Allen (Grant Gustin).
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Cyber Monday shopping wasn’t just confined to the US, either.
    John Towfighi, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of confine
Verb
  • The weight is due to its internals being encased in a mix of polished resin, ABS plastic and acoustic fabric, which as well as giving it a solid and robust feel bodes well for sound quality.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • There are three bottles in the series, each sporting a different hued crown on the label—green, blue and yellow—and each encased in three unique boxes that when brought together fashion a part of Basquiat's masterpiece In Italian (1983).
    Jillian Dara, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of encase
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