Thesaurus results for MEW (UP)

mew (up)

verb

Definition of mew (up)

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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Tourist attractions abound—from colorful boutique shops to enticing coffee roasters—many housed in the pale-yellow, former government buildings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The museum, leaders announced on Wednesday, will also house a genealogy center that will be intended to help visitors preserve family history through the company FamilySearch.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of house

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The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, health and civil defence service officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of include

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Additional reporting provided Monday by East2West news agency said more than 60 employees remained confined inside the Irkutsk institute and nearly 200 people who had contact with Shipilova had been placed under observation.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
But the specialness of the event wasn’t confined only to the Sphere, as fans visited Metallica’s many experiences.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of confine

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The pointed-toe pumps feature a square crystal buckle encased in a gunmetal frame.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Chiuri’s runway was encased by a reflective glass structure, which some observers presumed was a device to prevent protester interventions.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

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