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as in to bind
to cover with a bandage her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully

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bandage

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noun

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Recent Examples of bandage
Verb
One man’s nose and uniform were smeared in dark blood, and his chin was bandaged. Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 18 May 2025 On the left, City forward Mary Fowler is hobbling around the opposite corner flag, her right knee bandaged, medical staff flanking either side and storm clouds collecting above. Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Consider buying items like bandages and hydrogen peroxide in bulk and assemble your own kits. Malaka Gharib, NPR, 7 May 2025 At one point, medical workers gathered around a young child whose head was wrapped in bandages. Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandage
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Verb
  • Three days later, the girls’ bodies were discovered with plastic bags over their heads and their hands bound at Rock Island Campground, police said.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
  • More than 20 commercial aircraft bound for Doha, Qatar, diverted, while another four heading to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates turned around, according to aviation data firm Cirium.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • That the use of the tapes and threat of exposure of those tapes to get the women to comply with what Diddy wanted to do is an element of coercion in and of itself.
    Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
  • Yellow crime scene tape blocked much of Triplefin Way and sectioned off the home where the shooting occurred.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Regardless of who emerged from Tuesday’s runoff, the seating of a new councilmember promised to help heal the distrust and wounds opened up by scandals that had shrouded the District 3 office.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
  • Our programmatic work is designed to heal whole communities.
    Asha Bandele, Essence, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • There are 18 in all, with eight for each set of laces, and a further pair for the top strap eyelets; the toecap, tongue, rear, and foothole cover are all printed.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • In terms of construction, the adjustable straps didn't slide down, and the shapewear didn't roll or shift around underneath clothing.
    Michelle Rostamian, People.com, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Staff said she was dressed as a bride, wearing white and having her hair done.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • The siblings grew up in the lap of luxury, dressed in the finest silks, with doting courtiers catering to their every whim.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • These products—sometimes called postpartum belly wraps or abdominal binders—definitely aren’t new, though: Belly binding has been practiced for centuries in Thailand, Mexico, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and elsewhere to support a new mother’s healing.
    Kathleen Felton, SELF, 6 May 2025
  • That means fewer bindings rip out of skis, and fewer skis end up in the dumpster.
    Jake Stern, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • It’s cleverly done, with the audience treated to a young Ollie Rathbone weaving in and out of an opposition defence to score with a thumping finish in junior football just moments before being shown doing exactly the same to break the deadlock after 15 minutes.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • She was taken to the hospital and treated for traumatic injuries, however, on Tuesday it was confirmed that Rose had passed away, per WBAY.com.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Pixar, as a brand, has several franchises under its belt.
    Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • In the new study, researchers sampled a different section of rock from the belt and estimated its age using the previous two dating techniques — measuring how one radioactive element decays into another over time.
    Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025

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“Bandage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandage. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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