swathed

past tense of swathe

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of swathed In total, the grounds have been swathed in more than one million holiday lights and ornaments. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 Columns swathed in greenery and twinkling lights. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024 Her signature style juxtaposes iconic imagery — Audrey Hepburn swathed in graffiti, Ruth Bader Ginsburg crowned in florals — with biting wit and an unabashed love for maximalism. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 As the men’s president was transforming today’s man and Adams-Geller stylistically decoded time travel, Geller Brown was swathed in actual code and data working on Paige’s e-commerce overhaul — for a year and a half. Adriana Lee, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024 The showpiece of the home is undoubtedly the expansive kitchen, swathed in heavily veined marble from the countertops to the backsplash. Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swathed
Verb
  • His dark, rotting character, shrouded in shadow and amplified by an eerie soundtrack, is both terrifying and seductive.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
  • But these journeys are shrouded in mystery.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Greatest Hits reappears on one of the four lists on which it’s featured, bounding back onto the Official Albums Sales chart at No. 86.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • But exciting structures can emerge from pushing away from that single ideal and exploring, for example, postmodern architecture, where buildings can have aspects that are not strictly bounded by their function.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Visually, these notes bounce back to the console, to the chrome swivel, and then are enveloped in a comely, cushioned daybed, another NJCR piece.
    John Ortved, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Despite my decision to ignore it, pressure built as the linen enveloped me, flowing feather-light across the surface of my skin, or binding me tight with delicious friction that built with steady urgency.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • He was taken back to the road and treated by EMS.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Jon was so accommodating and treated me with respect.
    Archway Homes, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025

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“Swathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathed. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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