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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
At night in Havana, the stars are often clearly visible as most of the city is swathed in near total darkness.
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Frail elderly women, swathed in headscarves and saris, worshipped while sitting on puddled pavement near corroded metal changing lockers plastered with ads for Glow & Lovely skin cream.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
A couple are done up in neutral color palettes, while one is swathed in a rosy hue and another sports a palm-print wallpaper accent wall behind the bed.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
That small body swathed like a mummy, our blind flight over the treetops, the prospect of disappearing in the middle of the jungle without a trace—all this converged to focus a singular intensity on the moment.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
What better month to hunker down, swathed in a cozy sweater, with a warm drink and a good book in hand, than January?
—Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Celebrities have avalanched their way back to America’s most famous ski area, swathed in their fuzzy coats and après ski chic looks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
At the height of the Great Depression, a woman onscreen swathed in fur made a statement of both style and wealth.
—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
Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Frail elderly women, swathed in headscarves and saris, worshipped while sitting on puddled pavement near corroded metal changing lockers plastered with ads for Glow & Lovely skin cream.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
A couple are done up in neutral color palettes, while one is swathed in a rosy hue and another sports a palm-print wallpaper accent wall behind the bed.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026
That small body swathed like a mummy, our blind flight over the treetops, the prospect of disappearing in the middle of the jungle without a trace—all this converged to focus a singular intensity on the moment.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
What better month to hunker down, swathed in a cozy sweater, with a warm drink and a good book in hand, than January?
—Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Celebrities have avalanched their way back to America’s most famous ski area, swathed in their fuzzy coats and après ski chic looks.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026
At the height of the Great Depression, a woman onscreen swathed in fur made a statement of both style and wealth.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swathed
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After filming had seemingly wrapped following Karen’s bonus episode, news of the Osefos arrest broke.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Mar. 2026
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The Peel It Back tour first kicked off June 15, 2025, in Dublin, and wrapped its first run with two shows at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles in September.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2026
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His face was scratched and his arm was bandaged.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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He was hooked up to an IV along with several monitors and his arm and hand were bandaged.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Even though the moon is shrouded entirely in a shadow, the sun’s light is still able to reflect onto its surface.—
Hali Smith
March 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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The language of deterrence is generally shrouded by deliberate ambiguity, to keep potential enemies guessing about the red lines that could trigger a nuclear response.—
John Leicester,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Over six feet tall and skinny, with a mass of reddish curls, Fleming leaps and bounds across stage while delivering riffs on the bitmoji skills of baby boomers, ballads dedicated to deceased chain craft store Joann’s Fabrics, and Celine Dion’s gamer sons.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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The planning area is bounded by Interstate 5 on the east, the city of Del Mar to the west, the city of Solana Beach to the north, and the University community to the south.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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For over a decade, Claire and Jamie Fraser have loved each other across centuries, continents, and wars; their devotion as enduring as the Highland mist that first enveloped their story.—
Carly Witteman,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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The next afternoon Jackie enveloped her one-day-old egg with her body.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Immersed in a kitchen culture where a single root vegetable is treated with more technical precision than a prime cut of wagyu, Sovani found his calling.—
Nupur Singh,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Feb. 2026
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Extras, usually treated on set like living props, were especially in need of protection.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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What the industry calls bladeless ceiling fans actually have blades, but they’re enclosed in a cage where they can’t be seen and can’t come into contact with anything.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The Piazza is the mid-sip atrium space that encompasses decks seven through nine, enclosed within the ship’s glass Sphere.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Alex Garcia’s cheeseburger tartare is a mound of rib-eye sliced by hand into dice-sized squares of meat, dressed in a vinaigrette that zips with pickle brine, soy, mustard and even a squirt or two of ketchup.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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We are now dressed in butterflies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Swathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathed. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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