Framed
Framed adjective - Provided with a frame.
Surrounded and framed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surrounded" instead an adjective "Framed".
Surrounded
Surrounded adjective - Confined on all sides.
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Framed and surrounded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Framed" instead an adjective "Surrounded".
Nearby Words: surround, surrounding
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- See Framing Device for the narrative technique in which a story is surrounded ("framed") by a secondary story.
Source: Framing - The Framing Device is a narrative technique in which a story is surrounded ("framed") by a secondary story, creating a story within a story, often through Separate Scene Storytelling.
- In "Bloody Hell", Chief Constable Davis has framed Brakenreid for graft, and visits him in custody, saying he has a choice, go to jail where he'd be surrounded by men he put away, or take a deal (call Murdoch off the case) and get a job in Central Records where he'd at least keep his pension.
Source: Ironic Echo / Live-Action TV
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