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 site has housed many historical figures over the years, from Queen Margaret to Mary, Queen of Scots.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
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The company houses other productions, not least an upcoming reimagination of Dick Van Dyke family classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is in the works with Amazon MGM Studios.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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House District 25 includes parts of Crawford, Franklin and Washington counties.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
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Hurricane warnings are in effect in large cities, including Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo in the eastern region, the NHC said in its latest update.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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What was once a taboo activity, confined to the fringes of society, has been completely normalized.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Journalists aren’t confined to one medium anymore.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The attack led to the museum’s decision to encase the Mona Lisa behind protective glass.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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The living room, encased in dark mahogany panelling, looked onto a drab alleyway filled with trash bins, and the apartment’s two floors were connected by a narrow spiral staircase that risked putting parents in mind of a broken neck.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Mew (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mew%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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