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Leeds fans turned on Bellusci during the 5-1 drubbing Guiseley on 8th July, with swathes of the 3,000-strong crowd booing the Italy Under-21 international.
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Following the loss of large swathes of territory over the last few years, ISIS shifted its raison d’etre from holding territory to embarking upon an insurgency campaign.
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After all, though Iran and Russia say that Mr Baghdadi is dead, his organisation still occupies swathes of (thinly-populated) territory either side of the Iraqi-Syrian border.
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A fancy board might feature three x16 PCIe slots, space for multiple M.2 SSDs, and a swathe of IO.
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More than 150 volunteers emerge and plunge more than 2,500 American flags into uniform rows in swathes of grass.
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In recent years, Afghan security forces, backed by NATO, have struggled to stave off the Taliban, which now controls large swathes of the province.
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That informal workforce includes Babu Ram Rajput, a 28-year-old trucker in jeans and sandals who regularly drives goods across a vast swathe of north India.
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Design details include dark wallpaper, dark heavy drapes, large swathes of glossy burled wood, ornate hardware and multiple coffers in the ceilings in the great room and master suite.
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Origin and Etymology of swathe
Middle English, from Old English *swæth; akin to Old English swathian to swathe
Definition of swathe
swathed
;swathing
transitive verb
1 : to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bandage
2 : envelop a mountain swathed by clouds
Examples of swathe in a Sentence
The nurse swathed the wounded soldier's leg in bandages.
Her neck was swathed in jewels.
Recent Examples of swathe from the Web
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Even when swathed in sheer black tights, her willowy stems maintained a scene-stealing presence.
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Indulge in a lavish interior swathed in faux suede and nappa leather and outfitted with cutting-edge tech such as a digitized dashboard and a Burmester superstereo.
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Swathed in a jacket, shirt, and long pants, working men can hide lots of extra pounds — a secret Trump and Bannon are no doubt well aware of.
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For nearly the entire set, he was swathed in light that wasn’t pink (feminine) or blue (masculine) -- but rather a deep violet born of both hues.
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The album is swathed in the same dose of reverb, casting a stylish, dissociative effect over what’s an unmistakably melancholy pop album.
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The walls and nailhead-trim headboard are swathed in a handsome windowpane wool plaid, a navy with silver stripes.
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The film and fashion industries came out, many swathed in Calvin Klein, to watch the movie and check out Jennifer Lawrence's latest look — or perhaps that was just us.
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Origin and Etymology of swathe
Middle English, from Old English swathian
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playDefinition of swathe for English Language Learners
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: to wrap or cover (someone or something)
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