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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
At the height of the Great Depression, a woman onscreen swathed in fur made a statement of both style and wealth.
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Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 5 Dec. 2025
Cloud 9 also ushers in Moroney’s pink era, with the album’s cover swathed in candy-pink hues.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2025
Give Green a Go Seemingly perched amid the surrounding forest canopy, the verdant breakfast nook is swathed in Orangerie wallpaper from Zak + Fox, which distinguishes it from the kitchen.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
Peep swathed-in-suede shoulder bags here, as well as commuter totes, crossbodies, and stylish top-handle satchels that align with fall 2025 trends peeped on runways.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 5 Dec. 2025
Cloud 9 also ushers in Moroney’s pink era, with the album’s cover swathed in candy-pink hues.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2025
Give Green a Go Seemingly perched amid the surrounding forest canopy, the verdant breakfast nook is swathed in Orangerie wallpaper from Zak + Fox, which distinguishes it from the kitchen.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
Peep swathed-in-suede shoulder bags here, as well as commuter totes, crossbodies, and stylish top-handle satchels that align with fall 2025 trends peeped on runways.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swathe
Verb
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Production is underway in Los Angeles and is slated to wrap during the second week of February.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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These naysayers imply that Boca is wrapped in some sort of grand conspiracy because the city considers, subject to public vote, a new source of additional revenue measuring in the billions of dollars while improving our downtown.—
Marc Wigder,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Feb. 2026
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The first night you’re bandaged, though not as much as people might think.—
Patricia Tortolani,
Allure,
29 Jan. 2026
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Later, still bandaged and bleeding, Martinez was arrested by the FBI on charges of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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So unfortunately, right now there's a cloud of mystery still shrouding what's happening here.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Though shrouded in feigned care for the wrongful death of an unborn child, HB 289 and HB 663 will have horrific effects on women, their families and all medical professionals working in gynecology and obstetrics.—
Eleanor Sobel,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Seconds later the lights go out, the ovens switch off and darkness envelops the room.—
Kamila Hrabchuk,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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For what felt like an eternity — but was really 20 minutes — the whole place was enveloped in an eerie silence, the only sound being the steady thump of techno-pop playing through the loudspeakers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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That includes the possible facial recognition software that CATS has mentioned and installing bullet-resistant barriers that would enclose bus drivers.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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In Churchill, the trash sites have all been bear-proofed (enclosed so the animals can’t graze among the garbage), but not so in Arviat, where Inuit enforcers show up in their buggies to honk loudly and chase the bears away from open-air landfills.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Swathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathe. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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