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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper
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Recent Examples of swathe
With dark wood floors, vintage furnishings swathed in velvet, and distressed leather headboards, the room feels almost more English country house than downtown Manhattan.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Each expansive residential-style suite (many boasting private terraces, some with plunge pools) includes a bathroom swathed in seafoam Brazilian quartzite and marble.
—Julie Vadnal, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
Consider swathing the ceiling with wallpaper, splashing it with an unexpected paint color, or adding unique crown molding details to draw the eye upwards.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Despite the setting sun, Park Hill High School’s football field was swathed with light Friday as hundreds of people, young and old, circled around the field’s track.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
Each expansive residential-style suite (many boasting private terraces, some with plunge pools) includes a bathroom swathed in seafoam Brazilian quartzite and marble.
—Julie Vadnal, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026
Consider swathing the ceiling with wallpaper, splashing it with an unexpected paint color, or adding unique crown molding details to draw the eye upwards.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Despite the setting sun, Park Hill High School’s football field was swathed with light Friday as hundreds of people, young and old, circled around the field’s track.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swathe
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The couple packed on the PDA, holding hands, wrapping their arms around each other, kissing, and glancing lovingly at one another.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
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The first police officer to arrive on scene found Rylaarsdam performing CPR on Dale, who was wearing sweatpants and shiny black boots and was wrapped in clingy plastic from about the thighs down.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Both players had their heads bandaged and were substituted, for Chris Wood and Filip Jorgenson, after a stoppage of around five minutes.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Paramedics bandaged and dressed the boy's wounds as Caprio learned another child was also bleeding lower on the steps.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Everything is shrouded in secrecy or glossed over via bureaucratic jargon.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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Kris decides to visit the movie’s original star, Billy Presley, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery who lives in the campgrounds where early iterations of the franchise were shot.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 May 2026
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The gallery will envelop visitors — think rippling blue lights, ocean sounds and activity stations.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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First off, the firepit gathering space has been enhanced, with vines and the extension of an overhead structure, giving it the feeling of an elevated crown that envelops the contestants.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2026
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The sidewalls connect the beads to the tread, enclosing the tire’s body.—
Jason Fogelson,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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The decision effectively killed the Park District’s vision for creating an off-leash dog beach enclosed in chain-link fence.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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“Swathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathe. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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