swathed

past tense of swathe

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of swathed The Unopiù outdoor furniture is swathed in custom fabrics from Loro Piana, while the seats, designed by Maison Drucker—the oldest artisanal manufacturer of rattan chairs—are embellished with a colorful weave on the seats and backs. Francesca Longoni, Architectural Digest, 18 July 2026 Each has a long patio with seating, and sliding doors open to reveal a huge angular four-poster swathed in mosquito netting and enough floor space to hold a dance recital. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026 Sculptures and paintings by local artists are sprinkled throughout the 18 rooms, which are swathed in pastel shades like apricot and mint, reminiscent of the artwork and architecture in Emirdag’s other home in the South of France. Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026 No place personifies this quirky little beach town better than The Red Bar, a bohemian hangout swathed in scarlet lights that’s known for its crab cakes and in-house jazz band. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 My 485-square-foot Junior Suite was swathed in rich red velvet and hues of chrome and cream. Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026 Sega Bodega) have created with their Arabic shoegaze duo is one swathed in chic esotericism and slow-burning eros. Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026 It’s swathed in treasured family recipes passed down through generations, amusing stories and anecdotes exchanged at holiday dinners and events, and daily conversations at random places with random people. Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026 Expect each of these to be swathed in pageantry—but not much more than that. Charlie Campbell, Time, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swathed
Verb
  • Thin straps also wrapped around the musician’s ankles, secured in place with adjustable buckle closures that kept the shoes secure.
    Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Nine days later, Zywicki’s body was found hundreds of miles away along Interstate 44 in rural Lawrence County, Missouri, wrapped in a red blanket that was sealed with duct tape.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Tight end Greg Dulcich participated in his third practice wearing a red [non-contact] jersey, and with his fingers on his right hand bandaged up.
    Omar Kelly August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Doctors removed the pole, bandaged him up and Cifaldi was back at work this week.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Tendrils of jasmine dangle from balconies; Romanesque statues rise from winding pathways shrouded in vines.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The Center promised to quickly repair the facade and remove the unsightly sidewalk shed that has shrouded the building the last 25 years.
    Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For now, though, the puppy who once came bounding into CBS Texas is growing up right before our eyes.
    Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • How Leaders Should Prepare The organizations that get this right will be the ones that deploy agents where the work is bounded, the data is clean and the accountability is clear.
    Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The cooking creates so much smoke that the 24-year-old restaurant is enveloped in it.
    Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Her black frames were huge, curved, and almost completely enveloped around her eyes, to look distinctly bug-like.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The victim, who hasn't been publicly identified, was treated at the scene by Santa Monica PD officers until paramedics took him to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The king has hemolytic anemia and was being treated with cortisone, leading to fluid accumulation in the body that required hospital treatment, the palace said last week.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • With funding from the Dia Art Foundation, Judd purchased them in 1979 and began his own restoration, replacing the garage doors that enclosed the buildings’ two long sides with a series of continuous windows.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Archimedes’ screw Traditionally associated with Archimedes and dated to around the third century BCE, this machine moves water through a rotating helical surface enclosed inside a cylinder.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Spearfish Falls is one of three spectacular cascades in Spearfish Canyon—even prettier dressed in autumn foliage.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In Otto’s room, the vintage bed is dressed in a vintage Pendleton blanket from The Company Store and flanked with sconces from In Common With.
    Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Swathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathed. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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