enframe

verb

Definition of enframenext
as in to surround

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enframe
  1. surround
  2. ring
  3. encircle
  4. enfold
  5. restrict
  6. encompass
  7. bound
  8. limit
Verb
  • Police vehicles barricaded the streets surrounding the monument, with a flashing sea of blue lights nearby.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Pay attention to what matters, surround yourself with those heading down a similar path and make a point to fulfill your dreams, hopes and wishes for a brighter future.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of surround
Verb
  • Now they’re fortified and cleaned, the bells’ ringing mechanism updated, and the great organ (set between the bell towers on the west side) restored.
    Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In the stunned, ringing silence of the visiting locker room, Lutz and many others struggled to find words to describe the sting.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of ring
Verb
  • Sprawling cities in the South and Southwest emerged seemingly overnight, while new suburbs encircled older metropolises in the North.
    David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Since the stinging defeat in the courts, at which details emerged of government security forces downplaying the Bundys’ legitimate concern for their own safety when federal sniper units encircled the family, Washington and its agencies let the Bundys graze at will and without charge.
    Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of encircle
Verb
  • The way Colman enfolded himself into the family, into the group, that’s a bond that’s gonna last forever with each one of us.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The Longfellow Hotel, by contrast, enfolds visitors in comfort while gently nudging them to see the city.
    Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2024
Definition of enfold
Verb
  • Another uncalled measure, Proposition 34, which aims to restrict how much some health care providers can spend on political campaigns, trailed with 49.1% support.
    Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Although the Supreme Court dismissed a case in June that sought to restrict access to mifepristone, the attorneys general of Idaho, Kansas and Missouri filed a similar suit last month.
    Randi Richardson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of restrict
Verb
  • Permits to cut in the White River National Forest, which encompasses a wide swath along Interstate 70 from Summit County to Glenwood Springs, including Summit, Eagle, Pitkin and Garfield Counties, also are available through recreation.gov.
    John Meyer, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Wicks won a second term serving Assembly District 14, which encompasses much of the East Bay from Hercules to Piedmont, with numerous metro areas caught in the state’s ongoing housing crisis.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of encompass
Verb
  • In the first verse, the drums march stiffly, while the bass is excitable like the cad Khan targets, popping rudely and bounding showily into the chorus.
    Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Most causes of bounding pulses are normal compensatory responses of the heart.
    Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of bound
Verb
  • What is more, events since the publication of Spencer’s article cast further doubt on the idea that Israel’s goals are limited to defeating Hamas and retrieving the hostages.
    John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Another rumor was that FEMA was limiting financial assistance for disaster survivors to $750 and that recipients would eventually have to repay those funds or risk losing their homes.
    Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024
Definition of limit
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“Enframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enframe. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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