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
  • His publicist confirmed that Jones died at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, surrounded by family.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The group in the other vehicle surround Martinez between the two vehicles, with two people repeatedly punching her while a third person pulls her legs, taking her to the ground.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of surround
Verb
  • Arriving on the heels of an intense and desperate pursuit, the victorious verdict resolves into a deeply human downbeat note in Lumet’s hands, one that rings as persistently as Galvin’s phone.
    Tomris Laffly, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • He can be seen ringing the doorbell of Fuentes’ Berwyn, Ill., home and fidgeting with the doorknob.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of ring
Verb
  • Yoon defended his decision for troops to be deployed at the election commission as other forces were encircling the National Assembly.
    KIM TONG-HYUNG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Roche, for decades the Met’s master planner and resident architect, answered all that excess by encircling the complex with severe walls of glass and blocks of concrete.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of encircle
Verb
  • Brain rot is thus a strikingly capacious term, enfolding the psychological and cognitive decay wrought by screen addiction, the bacteria-like content that feeds the addiction, and the argot of a generation for whom much of this content is made.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of enfold
Verb
  • Drones are also restricted in some airspace by the FAA at the request of law enforcement for safety and security reasons.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Review and restrict app permissions that access data like location, camera and microphone that are unnecessary.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of restrict
Verb
  • But the more than 100 dishes also encompass marinated feta with a host of toppings, dips like labneh and tahini, and seafood such as saffron-scented squid.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
  • This data encompasses viewership from Friday through Sunday.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of encompass
Verb
  • Bruins descended upon Eagles goalkeeper Izzy Sussman, prodding at her while the bright-yellow keeper bounded one shot off her toes.
    Gqlshare, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The family sold the newspaper in the heart of western Iowa, sort of within the triangle bounded by Sioux City, Des Moines and Omaha, Nebraska, to Iowa Information based in Sheldon, Iowa.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of bound
Verb
  • People should also wash their hands after handling raw animal products and limit contact with sick or dead animals.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Working in a job that could end at any moment, creates stress and limits employee control over work-life balance.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of limit
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“Enframe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enframe. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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