as in to wrap
to wrap (someone, especially a baby) tightly with a blanket, pieces of cloth, etc.
He swaddled the baby in a blanket.
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Recent Examples of swaddle
The video features Sevyn swaddled in a baby blanket with her brown hair on full display.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
O'Brien Peck, 34, posted two photos of the pair's youngest son swaddled in his baby blanket with his newborn baby cap.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 3 July 2025
Here the memory of C. F. Seabrook, his multicultural workforce, and his vegetable factory is preserved, swaddled in gauzy nostalgia.
—John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
The upload showed their bundle of joy swaddled in the delivery room's bassinet, wearing a pink bow, sharing her name in the caption with a yellow heart emoji.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
O'Brien Peck, 34, posted two photos of the pair's youngest son swaddled in his baby blanket with his newborn baby cap.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 3 July 2025
Here the memory of C. F. Seabrook, his multicultural workforce, and his vegetable factory is preserved, swaddled in gauzy nostalgia.
—John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
The upload showed their bundle of joy swaddled in the delivery room's bassinet, wearing a pink bow, sharing her name in the caption with a yellow heart emoji.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swaddle
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Jeffrey Scott Collins has wrapped upcoming UK horror film The Cage, starring Tamzin Merchant (Carnival Row), Edmund Kingsley (Dirty Angels), Raffiella Chapman (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) and unveiled investment in his production company This Seems Reel Entertainment.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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Performances began on July 17 and wrapped with Sunday's show.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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In fact, persistent cloud cover was draped across much of the Southeast and southern Appalachia on Saturday as a frontal system stretched across the region.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Despite having a defender draped all over him, Mitchell still came down with the 50/50 ball for about a 40-yard gain, partly because Jones put the ball in a place where only Mitchell could catch it.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Swaddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaddle. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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