bathes

present tense third-person singular of bathe

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bathes Carrie Lazoen bathes her daughter in a special bath chair. Erika Edwards, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2025 Each composition bathes Cherry and Hero in lush hues that mirror their growing intimacy. Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bathes
Verb
  • Its Ozmo roller mop washes itself with hot water and dries with heated air.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike on Earth, however, where rain washes dust from the air, Martian dust can linger for months.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Watering from above also wets the foliage, which can lead to fungal diseases or powdery mildew on a mum's leaves.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Reed landed multiple Tsunami splashes on Reigns, who was stretchered out of the arena.
    Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Coppola splashes the screen with kaleidoscopic clips and a collage-like energy to show off their genius.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The line in Swift's song and The Life of a Showgirl's cover art appears to be inspired by a Victorian-era painting that depicts the scene in Hamlet when Ophelia goes crazy and falls into a stream and drowns after learning Hamlet killed her father.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • If someone truly disrupts — won’t stop, drowns out others — escort them out and move on.
    Eric Preven, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The full moon in Libra on the 12th illuminates your relationships, highlighting where you may be stuck in codependent or toxic dynamics.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Revitalizing Serum, made with mostly natural ingredients including red camellia extract, smooths and illuminates the skin while its counterpart—the Revitalizing Eye Serum—wakes up the gaze.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That natural setting soaks into the music.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The fields, the pints and the football largely look the same in both Iowa and Wisconsin, and the beer soaks the palate of life along the Driftless beer highway.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At sunset, lights the color of peach orchards, and the road was lit with candles made of honey wax.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • These are for the artful burner, someone who lights a candle as much for its vibe as its aroma.
    Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What To Know One of the most dangerous threats for Southern California will be the risk of debris flow as the rain floods recent burn scars, including the Eaton Scar and Bridge Scar.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In shocking footage posted on Facebook, large waves are seen breaking through the glass doors of the lobby as water rushes in and quickly floods the hotel.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Bathes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bathes. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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