BANDAGING Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

bandaging

verb

present participle of bandage

as in binding

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

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Recent Examples of bandaging In theory, these shocks are supposed to fade, and the greater good is served by merely bandaging the complaints of lower-income groups until the headline metrics herald an apparent return to normalcy. — Gene Ludwig, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026 After bandaging the bleeding leg Saturday, Bichette woke up sore Sunday, Schneider said. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

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Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
Marcel Proust, Paul Bourget, and Guy de Maupassant, alongside royalty, diplomats, and politicians, are guests at the salon of their spell-binding mother, born Louise Morpurgo in Trieste.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of binding

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Andrade, who is currently studying sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, believes that the experience of playing soccer was fundamental in healing the trauma of the immigration arrest.

— Albinson Linares, NBC news, 18 July 2026
The Forest Service turned to the tribe for help healing the land.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of healing

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Modern medicine Researchers have studied the use of the berry in treatments involving the liver, heart, eyes, and immune system, as well as in treating and preventing diabetes, high cholesterol levels, and heart disease.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
Powdery Mildew or Root Rot Minor cases of powdery mildew and root rot can sometimes be fixed by adjusting watering schedules and treating petunias with an organic fungicide.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 July 2026

Definition of treating

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The throwback design also spoke to the ancient Greek and goddess-inspired dressing Zendaya and Roach have embraced for this press tour.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
Zendaya and Roach kept their streak of robotic, cyborg dressing going by putting her in a vintage circuit board-esque skirt-suit from Alexander McQueen’s 1999 collection for Givenchy.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

Definition of dressing

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