caged

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Scared by his sincerity, Violetta warns him off with a bouncy display of vocal fireworks that declare that she isn’t one to be caged by commitment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

In the third episode, a challenge requires half of those remaining to be caged while a partner stacks animal skulls into a tower to free them.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

The government is also looking at ending the use of "confinement systems" in farming including caged hens and pig farrowing crates, which are used to contain sows during birth and nursing.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

I was pretty sure he’d been caged his first few years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

There’s something about her that looks like it can’t be caged or bound—at least not for long.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz