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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandaging
  1. binding
  2. healing
  3. treating
  4. dressing
Verb
  • There’s something oddly binding about being on a family phone plan.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The binding constraint is not the employment agreement or the non-disparagement clause.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of binding
Verb
  • Through this referral program, patients would be connected to potentially healing cultural activities by their health care providers.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2026
  • And for some parents, healing their kids' eating disorders can also mean healing themselves.
    — Sam Woodward, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of healing
Verb
  • Too many products slap the label on without including disabled people anywhere in development or testing, treating accessibility as an add-on rather than a design requirement.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The hospital includes two operating rooms, a pharmacy and a laboratory, while doctors continue performing orthopedic surgeries and treating infections and other conditions left untreated in the aftermath of the disaster.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of treating
Verb
  • Temperatures outside climbed into the upper 90s, but the heat did little to discourage guests from dressing for what had become one of the summer’s most important social events.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • Baggy jeans have an inherent low-key sensibility, so dressing them up with some sophisticated heels is ideal for a casual night out.
    — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 26 July 2026
Definition of dressing

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