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as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely
handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper
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as in bandaged
to cover with a bandage
tenderly swathed the soldier's wounds
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Recent Examples of swathed
The smell of iconic island dishes like loco moco – a hamburger patty atop a pile of rice swathed in gravy – wafts through the air.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Even her announcement for the birth of her first daughter, Rocki Irish Mayers, saw Rih and Rocki swathed in bright pink bows.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
In the center of the room, swathed in shadow, is the faint spectral outline of a small boy.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Dense fog swathed California's Central Valley on Friday, putting more than 1 million residents under a dense fog advisory from the National Weather Service (NWS).
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Another picture of the model lounging recalls a memorable photo of the designer sprawled across her bed, which features a curved sunburst pattern, in a room swathed in florals, lace, and a leopard print rug.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Even her announcement for the birth of her first daughter, Rocki Irish Mayers, saw Rih and Rocki swathed in bright pink bows.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
In the center of the room, swathed in shadow, is the faint spectral outline of a small boy.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Dense fog swathed California's Central Valley on Friday, putting more than 1 million residents under a dense fog advisory from the National Weather Service (NWS).
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Another picture of the model lounging recalls a memorable photo of the designer sprawled across her bed, which features a curved sunburst pattern, in a room swathed in florals, lace, and a leopard print rug.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swathed
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On the sweet side — wrapped bundt cakes, tins filled with dainty cookies as well as brownies, tarts, pies and beverages.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Grande recently wrapped filming the new installment of the Meet the Parents film franchise, Focker In-Law.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The eye was later bandaged, and the UFC will wait for the UK tests before coming up with the final suspension.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Teasing the new season at the beginning of the first episode, which dropped on Thursday, the entrepreneur and reality star is seen going into an MRI scanner with her head appearing to be bandaged.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 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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Despite decades of research and debate, the final moments the following day are still shrouded in mystery.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Viewers were able to see the hilarious shot of Jinky in the bath quickly cut to a very telling scene of the same dog bounding into a marshland or small lake, tail wagging, body splashing through mud and water in total ecstasy.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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District 2 is bounded by Five Mile Road to the west, Franklin Road to the south, and the Interstate-184 Connector to the east.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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That feeling of being safely enveloped, comforted, and held stayed with him.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Scientists observed an icy core enveloped by a coma, the luminous halo of gas and dust that forms when solar heat vaporizes volatile materials.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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New Delhi has treated democratic ideals and human rights as expendable whenever its own strategic interests are at stake.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Local media reported that the actor died on November 8, while being treated for pneumonia in hospital.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Compost bins should be enclosed.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Surveillance video shows two masked men entering through an interior hallway of the storage facility before exiting into an outdoor area enclosed by a metal fence.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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King dressed for the interview in a vibrant Los Angeles Dodgers jacket, basking in the afterglow of their stunning World Series victory against the Toronto Blue Jays.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Last year, when their baby boy was just a newborn, the family of three went as Kim Possible characters and dressed their child as Rufus, the naked mole rat.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Swathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathed. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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