swathed

verb

past tense of swathe
1
as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper

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2
as in bandaged
to cover with a bandage tenderly swathed the soldier's wounds

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Recent Examples of swathed These showed an Earth-like planet swathed in an atmosphere perfectly suitable for humans. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Much of the film contrasts light and dark, yet the scene depicting Robert Ford’s murder takes place in a bar housed in a tent, surrounded by snow, its interior swathed in flat, even light. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026 This natural history is reflected in the city's grand cloak of Art Deco, neoclassical, and Romanesque architecture, the buildings' façades swathed in stone and iron detailing and girded by skeletons of steel. — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 Jane Marsching, swathed in a deep-blue apron printed with white leaves, hums beneath a linden tree. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026 In total, the home spans five bedrooms and nine bathrooms, including a powder room swathed in a punchy wallcovering decorated with pink pineapples. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026 Composed of top-of-the-line cotton and swathed in a rich Ruby Red for fall, the zip-up also comes with a drawstring hood and channels an inherently nostalgic, Americana kind of energy. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 McNeely’s portrait of a laboring mother, swathed in glowing fields of chartreuse, outshines (again, literally) art history’s greats. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The pepper is then swathed in nogada, a velvety white sauce made from walnuts. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swathed
  1. wrapped
  2. bandaged
  3. shrouded
  4. bound
  5. enveloped
  6. treated
  7. enclosed
  8. dressed
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  • She’s wrapped work on another independent movie, Honeymoon/Funeral, a romantic comedy from Fresh Off the Boat creator Nahnatchka Khan that also stars Rebecca Ferguson and Greta Lee.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Following the ceremony, guests enjoyed cocktails steps away in a part of the courtyard wrapped in a romantic mauve pink that colored the curtains, custom loungers, and drink tables.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of wrapped
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  • Police then escorted Rajapaksa, who had one eye bandaged from recent surgery, to a vehicle to be taken to a jail.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In clips of the season 2 episode documenting Kari and Gina’s surgeries, the women are anesthetized, cut into, shunted around, bandaged, and propped up for interviews.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of bandaged
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  • Lamar Jackson's injuries are sometimes shrouded in uncertainty.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Alternatively, a wedding shrouded in complete secrecy has become a luxury in itself.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of shrouded
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  • Caleb Wilson bounded into the paint with the lack of abandon every rookie possesses, stretching his arms toward the rim in a desperate reach for the ball.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Milwaukee players bounded out of the dugout to greet Pratt, who debuted in June and became the first rookie to hit an extra-inning homer in the World Series.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • Kardashian kicked off with a photo of herself facing away from the camera in a bathrobe while standing on a powdery beach, enveloped by a cotton candy pink sunset.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Those storylines enveloped the start of football season in September.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of enveloped
Verb
  • To shed light on these advancements, our NBC News colleague Sue Kroll opened up about her journey getting tested and treated for early signs of Alzheimer’s in her 50s.
    — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Communication usually appears somewhere on the list, but it’s often treated as a secondary skill—something that helps leaders express their ideas rather than something that shapes leadership itself.
    — Julien Fortuit, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of treated
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  • The site will also be enclosed with livestock-style fencing designed to blend into the surrounding agricultural landscape.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • They were enclosed a couple years later, due to the area’s foggy weather.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of enclosed
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  • Something healed in me over my wedding weekend, watching my gringo groom sweat through his vintage Hollywood tux while learning to dance samba from a passista dressed in her carnival regalia.
    — Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Stone was dressed as an aesthetically conscious conservative housewife with a crisp button-down shirt, A-line skirt, peroxide blowout and fake facelift sutures.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of dressed

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“Swathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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