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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper
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Recent Examples of swathe
Bilodeau’s fifth three-pointer of the game in as many tries gave UCLA a 16-point lead over North Carolina with 12 minutes 50 seconds left Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, quieting a crowd largely swathed in Carolina blue.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
His Orlok is more feral and red-blooded than previous iterations, appearing swathed in ursine furs and accompanied by mangy curs.
—Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Often swathed in mist and cloud, these mountains are home to strawberry farms, terraced fields that hug its steep contours, and troops of baboons crashing and hooting their way through the juniper forests.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Superstar country band Midland's peerless understanding of aesthetics and dynamics makes their every interaction with the universe feel like it's dipped in amber and swathed in vintage sepia tones best regarded as Instagram filters in the modern era.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2024
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
His Orlok is more feral and red-blooded than previous iterations, appearing swathed in ursine furs and accompanied by mangy curs.
—Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Often swathed in mist and cloud, these mountains are home to strawberry farms, terraced fields that hug its steep contours, and troops of baboons crashing and hooting their way through the juniper forests.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Superstar country band Midland's peerless understanding of aesthetics and dynamics makes their every interaction with the universe feel like it's dipped in amber and swathed in vintage sepia tones best regarded as Instagram filters in the modern era.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swathe
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Each order is wrapped in a red pouch and perfumed with Guerlain’s Habit Rouge.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Deadpool & Wolverine star finished the routine by raising the rope and wrapping it around his arms in the air.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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We’ve been bloodied and bandaged and bloodied again.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
17 Dec. 2024
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In the wastelands of Kabul, where American largesse never quite bandaged the scars of the Soviet war.—
Tim Golden,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2025
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Its texture is a perfectly balanced medium-density cream—like the Goldilocks of hand treatments, neither too thick nor too thin—enveloping your hands in a soft, comforting layer of hydration.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Whipped by powerful off-shore winds, and fed by bone-dry brush and vegetation, fires enveloped multiple communities in the greater Los Angeles area beginning on Tuesday, January 7.—
Gavin Feek,
Outside Online,
13 Jan. 2025
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The life story of author Horatio Alger, born on January 13, 1832, spent decades shrouded in misconception.—
Teresa Nowakowski,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Jan. 2025
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But the deeper terrain of meditation is often shrouded in hazy platitudes.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
8 Jan. 2025
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While the main bar is enclosed with air-conditioning, it's flanked by two outdoor spaces for smokers, notably those dabbling in the fine cigars sold on the terrace.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The rotunda, which is enclosed by the dome of the Capitol, will be out of sight from the public.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Swathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathe. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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