bandage 1 of 2

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
Juliette's dad, Dr. Nichols, makes his way down past the barricade under false pretenses, past the Raiders, and administers aid to Kennedy by safely plucking out the offending projectile and bandaging the wound. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024 Watson wakes up in a hospital with his head bandaged and a man named Shinwell Johnson (Ritchie Coster, Tulsa King) telling him that he’s had a traumatic brain injury. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
Mirabel says so Usha and Vice President JD Vance's 2-year-old daughter Mirabel went viral for wearing numerous bandages on her fingers depicting popular cartoon characters, Bluey and Scooby-Doo. Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025 His hand was wrapped in a bandage later in the segment. Lisa Respers France, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandage
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  • Neither do the momentary passions (hello, Ukraine) that might forever bind the narrative to the present decade.
    Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The Bulls are bound for the play-in tournament once again.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • However, Sanko’s co-worker, Michael Bisping, said at the start of the contest that Ruffy’s defense had been suspect from that tape the former UFC champ had viewed in preparation for calling the DWCS bout.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • But De León did not have a lasting legacy in the resistance; in 2022, the then-Los Angeles City Councilmember was caught on tape making racist comments, but refused to resign.
    Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Pruning gives them time to heal before new spring growth starts.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Discussing how each of us experienced the past five years and its many stressors—and listening to others do the same—could be a way to heal the rifts that COVID has left in U.S. society.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • From a $7 luggage strap to secure your belongings to a four-pack of AirTags to keep tabs on your bags, this St. Patrick’s Day sale is made for travelers.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The versatile spring-forward piece can be used as a handheld bag or as a crossbody with a detachable strap.
    Melony Forcier, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • When one is getting dressed ahead of heading to the train station or perhaps a flight for a weekend trip, functionality is of deep importance too.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Hadid—tall, slender, and makeup-free—is dressed in black Nike sweatpants and a pullover from her cashmere knitwear line, Guest in Residence, her hair pulled up halfway.
    Chloe Schama, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Reynolds and Duchamp also collaborated in these years, making boxes and bindings together.
    Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Backing, basting, bias and binding were other B words that didn’t make the final cut.
    Sam Corbin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The justices also have heard arguments in a Tennessee case over whether state bans on treating transgender minors violate the Constitution.
    Mark Sherman, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The wrong way to go about things is to treat innovation as an initiative, something to launch when market pressures mount.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The categories in which it has been registered mean it can be licensed to pretty much anything that can be sold, whether that is a belt buckle, soap-bubble wands or non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other digital assets.
    Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • She’s also flipped the script by adding belts over winter coats and taking a bold stance in favor of wearing leggings as pants by dressing them up with a stiletto and a structured blouse.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025

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“Bandage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandage. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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