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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
In this way, the dress only looks like it’s swathed in chainmail, but, by swapping metals for gems, is actually made all the more chic.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
In the bedrooms, mosquito nets swathed four-poster beds.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
That’s why architect Catherine Sloan chose wood lap siding (swathed in Benjamin Moore’s Swiss Coffee, OC-45), a cedar-shingle roof, and wood windows.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Where contemporary designers like Frances Merrill are swathing a room in a single bold hue, or tones of a single hue, the Carsons' office is equally drenched in a more muted tone.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
In the bedrooms, mosquito nets swathed four-poster beds.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
That’s why architect Catherine Sloan chose wood lap siding (swathed in Benjamin Moore’s Swiss Coffee, OC-45), a cedar-shingle roof, and wood windows.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Where contemporary designers like Frances Merrill are swathing a room in a single bold hue, or tones of a single hue, the Carsons' office is equally drenched in a more muted tone.
—Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swathe
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On TikTok, there’s even tutorials on how to wrap it into a halterneck tank top—the stretchy material allows for it.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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It’s wrapped in coral velvet — a soft and highly absorbent fabric that dries fast, according to shoppers.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Reporters inside the courtroom noticed that Flores' temple and eyelid were bandaged.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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During her own allocution moments later, Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, likewise struck a note of defiance and introduced herself as the First Lady of Venezuela, her face appearing bruised and bandaged.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the leadup to its debut, the Apple TV/Sony Pictures Television show has been shrouded in secrecy — a decision that lends itself supremely well to a mystery-box sci-fi thriller that is equal parts philosophical conundrum and blood-chilling horror.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Fitzgerald's final moments shrouded in mystery, Lightfoot's mournful song, the number of lives lost, and the size of the ship alone led her to quickly become the most famous shipwreck in Michigan.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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While Walz is not implicated in the fraud issues, the reality that the schemes have become an urgent problem under his watch has enveloped talk of the Minnesotan governor's future political ambitions.—
Hunter Woodall,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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There’s nothing like climbing into fresh sheets after a long day and being enveloped in that clean laundry smell.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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Red brick walls enclose a tropical jungle retreat of sorts, where garden chairs are scattered around imparting a feel of lounging in someone’s backyard, and there is even a tiny pond on the premises.—
Arundhati Hazra,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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The bones and cartilage are enclosed in a membrane that’s filled with an oily liquid called synovial fluid.—
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall,
Popular Science,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Swathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathe. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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