swathing

present participle of swathe

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of swathing Where contemporary designers like Frances Merrill are swathing a room in a single bold hue, or tones of a single hue, the Carsons' office is equally drenched in a more muted tone. Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swathing
Verb
  • At a nutrition center in Camp 15 of Cox’s Bazar – run by Concern Worldwide, with programs from UNICEF and the World Food Programme (WFP) – babies are measured for malnutrition by wrapping a paper tape measure around their tiny arms.
    Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • At the end of the video, a firefighter could be seen wrapping the child up and carrying her into an ambulance to receive further medical care.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After bandaging the bleeding leg Saturday, Bichette woke up sore Sunday, Schneider said.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Teeming with tennis courts, specimen trees and stone mansions raised from the dirt by 19th-century railroad barons, the suburb makes wealth feel like weather, an ozone layer shrouding everything — ambient, constant and vital.
    New York Times, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Pahani’s 2006 award-winning comedy Offside, about the cruel cultural chains binding Iranian women, a group of young women attempt to gain entry to a stadium to watch a World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Japan.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Theoretical modeling showed stronger Gibbs free energy gains for Zn²⁺/H⁺ binding in HAT-TP compared with HAT-CN, explaining its high discharge potential.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Neroli and ambrox, a type of musk that’s found in many popular perfumes for women as well, round the edges of the fragrance and give it a creamy, enveloping suppleness that’s hard to find in most fresh scents.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Amoedo and Martí also displayed on the enveloping 180-degree LED screen a series of Madrid cityscapes from dusk, warm sunlight still caught on occasional buildings, to night, cars trawling down its central Paseo de la Castellana.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Two hundred years later, Slott preserved the historic facade while enclosing the rear of the home in glass to overlook the waterfall that once powered the mill.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In 2004, Rader resumed sending letters, including one to The Wichita Eagle, enclosing Wegerle’s drivers license and photos of the crime scene.
    Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Swathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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