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as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely
handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper
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as in bandaged
to cover with a bandage
tenderly swathed the soldier's wounds
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Recent Examples of swathed
As the men’s president was transforming today’s man and Adams-Geller stylistically decoded time travel, Geller Brown was swathed in actual code and data working on Paige’s e-commerce overhaul — for a year and a half.
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Adriana Lee, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The showpiece of the home is undoubtedly the expansive kitchen, swathed in heavily veined marble from the countertops to the backsplash.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
Adriana Lee, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The showpiece of the home is undoubtedly the expansive kitchen, swathed in heavily veined marble from the countertops to the backsplash.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
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In the first verse, the drums march stiffly, while the bass is excitable like the cad Khan targets, popping rudely and bounding showily into the chorus.Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Most causes of bounding pulses are normal compensatory responses of the heart.Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
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An unprecedented October heat wave has enveloped the West, with record-setting temperatures from California to Colorado.Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Their story as a couple did end, soon afterward… probably less romantically than the beautiful fatalism the song itself is enveloped in.Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
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Herbert said Bates was treated at an area hospital for scalp injuries, released the same day and taken to jail.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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The fight was originally scheduled for July 20 but had to be postponed when Tyson was treated for a stomach ulcer after falling ill on a flight.Schuyler Dixon, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Swathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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