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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unbandaging

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Recent Examples of bandaging The video also shows officers bandaging the woman's wound after she was shot in the parking lot. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 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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The binding passenger ticket contract issued by all major cruise lines explicitly prohibits class action lawsuits.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
The Basel Committee coordinated banking supervision across borders, and the Council of Europe’s 2024 AI convention shows that binding agreement on principles is attainable.

— Stephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of binding

Verb

To defend us all from a health care system more interested in monetizing our illness than healing our bodies and minds.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
But in the late 1800s, the city’s draw was healing mineral springs, not IPAs, which is why George Vanderbilt built his lavish 250-room French Renaissance chateau here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of healing

Verb

The crackdown prompted alarm among radicals as signs increasingly showed the government treating political violence as a product of organized networks, not just individual defendants.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Investigations should examine eligibility rules, selection practices, and institutional relationships rather than treating every demographic disparity as proof of wrongdoing.

— Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of treating

Verb

Homemaker extraordinaire Martha Stewart has apologized for dressing as a homeless person for Halloween.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
His bandmates also got in on the New York theme, dressing as city landmarks and icons, including the Statue of Liberty, Andy Warhol and Anna Wintour.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of dressing

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