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
  • In that incident, Gay used a chain wrapped around his hand to fracture the skull of the teen, court records show.
    Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Dining Room For a hint of color, the walls are wrapped in a peachy grass cloth, Elizabeth Dow Home’s Island textile in Sao Miquel.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Tight end Greg Dulcich returned to practice wearing a red [noncontact] jersey and had fingers on his right hand bandaged up.
    Omar Kelly August 6, Miami Herald, 6 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
  • Nestled in the Hollywood Hills, this compact cabin is shrouded in lush foliage, creating a quiet escape from Tinseltown.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026
  • They are sometimes shrouded in confidentiality clauses, and often surface only when a local journalist finds the contract.
    Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps most importantly, the brothers had an indisputable chemistry, both in the studio and bounding around racks of equipment on stage.
    Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, after some slight weakness, the stock steadied, and then bounded up 6% higher.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The shroud of silence and fear that enveloped Syria throughout the Assad decades was gone.
    Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • More than three hundred unionized workers at the Victoria & Albert Museum are set to vote on a strike action spurred by the broiling heat that has enveloped the city in recent weeks, The Guardian reports.
    News Desk, Artforum, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • And since Jace’s death, she’s treated Baela as nothing more than a defective surveillance drone — a worthless piece of tech that never spots Vhagar.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Police found Tanta-Quidgeon lying in the road and being treated by a witness to the incident, who is also an EMT and was performing CPR on Tanta-Quidgeon.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The former patio has been enclosed to make a new dining room with windows facing the Cultural District.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • Two types of trams—open and enclosed, both free—get you within a 10-minute walk of most popular attractions, with pick-ups and drop-offs in or near three major parking lots.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Video shared online allegedly shows the suspect dressed in a clown costume near where the body was found, according to ABC News Chicago station WLS.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • After all, getting dressed on vacation should feel different from getting dressed at home.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Swathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathed. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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