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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Each round took seven to 10 days and involved synthesizing DNA candidates, testing their binding behavior and using sequencing results to guide subsequent designs.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
The 10th Circuit governs federal district courts in six states—Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming—and its rulings are influential, though not binding, elsewhere.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of binding

Verb

Rodriguez explains that, in many ways, the aftermath of the hurricane sparked arguments on both sides that were necessary to begin healing the tension.

— Johanna Ferreira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Her path crosses with that of Inocência, an enslaved Black woman who possesses healing knowledge, knows the land, and devises her own strategies of resistance.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of healing

Verb

In September, every ward in Sylhet's 100-bed Shahid Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital, which is treating measles, appeared overwhelmed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
With the Patriots and Bills accounting for four games on the schedule, the Jets can’t keep treating divisional victories as occasional breakthroughs.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of treating

Verb

Dabrowski’s favorite moment came outside the livestream of the Telfar event from New York, where young Parisians gathered in a spirit of community, dressing with individuality rather than for the cameras.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Reynolds modeled Mai on ancient Roman senators and military leaders, dressing him in robes reminiscent of Tahitian tapa cloth but with a Roman flair.

— Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of dressing

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