enwreathed

verb

past tense of enwreathe
as in tied up

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  1. tied up
  2. circled
  3. wound
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  • Florist Jess Woodrow said Haines was a friendly face who would pop into the store when she was not tied up in the capital Canberra.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The legal proceedings remained tied up in the court system until their divorce was finalized with a settlement in November 2022.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of tied up
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  • Over the past 100,000 years, Halley's Comet has probably circled the sun well over a thousand times, leaving a fresh trail of debris on every visit.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats have circled Alaska, a typically reliable Republican state, as a winnable seat in their bid to flip the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
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  • Another six people were wounded, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced last week (in an interview with Pizzagate conspiracist Jack Posobiec) that the Pentagon would air the execution of the man convicted of the attack that killed 13 and wounded 30 more.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Enwreathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enwreathed. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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