bandaged

verb

Definition of bandagednext
past tense of bandage
as in bound
to cover with a bandage her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully

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Recent Examples of bandaged Doctors removed the pole, bandaged him up and Cifaldi was back at work this week. — CBS News, 30 July 2026 Her wrists were bandaged and a sterile pad was placed on her neck, Dougherty said. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Colorado Public Radio News reported that the woman injured in Aurora, 22-year-old Emma Landis, was pictured walking on crutches with her lower-right leg bandaged and returned to an anti-ICE demonstration outside the Aurora facility on Sunday. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 July 2026 After the mob boss attack, his bloodied, bandaged look in a hospital bed evokes classic Invisible Man, while a more convenient mask later on feels more akin to House of Wax. — Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026 Pino is seen in the footage shirtless, in shorts and with his head bandaged. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026 Both players had their heads bandaged and were substituted, for Chris Wood and Filip Jorgenson, after a stoppage of around five minutes. — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026 The clip opens with the character Matt Hagen, played by Tom Rhys Harries, bandaged and bloody, lying in a hospital bed. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026 Paramedics bandaged her head up, advising the radio host to go and get her head glued in the morning. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandaged
  1. bound
  2. dressed
  3. treated
  4. healed
Verb
  • The private sector’s growing role in security functions can deliver real value when properly bounded.
    — David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • In simple terms, the company is developing something that receives a photon and then uses an optical switch to direct it into a path bounded by highly reflective mirrors.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
Definition of bound
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  • During one scene, Einbinder — dressed in a replica of a black dress Gyllenhaal wore in the original film — acted out an explicit orgasm as described in the script, breaking character in the middle of the scene to double over laughing.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
  • The menu also has a chicken sandwich with avocado, lettuce and tomato dressed in sour cream and onion sauce.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of dressed
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  • In an email sent to hospital technology officials, McCrary wrote that Konza would provide CPSC with records when a patient is treated in the ER for any of more than 10,000 conditions.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • The leftover brine is treated with the bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BPMED) process that uses electricity and specialized membranes to split the ultra-salty solution into acidic and alkaline streams.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
Definition of treated
Verb
  • With Julie’s return, family secrets and wounds that never fully healed will resurface —but so will a strange phenomenon from which no one will emerge unscathed.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • Bateman said he's received thousands of messages from viewers, with everything from parents reaching out for advice to people sharing how the video healed something in them.
    — Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Definition of healed

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