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
  • Reheat by wrapping in foil and baking at 300°F for 10 to 15 minutes, or heat individual slices in the microwave for about 20 seconds.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Barefoot Caribou Hair Tools Travel Bag No more wrapping your curling iron in a towel and hoping for the best.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After bandaging the bleeding leg Saturday, Bichette woke up sore Sunday, Schneider said.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With no binding regulatory framework in place, taxpayers must continue to rely on case law, examining a series of factors applied by the courts to determine whether an instrument is debt or equity.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The tribe’s most recent binding pact from 1863, which preexists the federal law that regulates mining of public lands, guarantees its members exclusive use of the area to fish, hunt, gather and graze animals.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gnawing paranoia inevitably awakens Pynchon’s characters to the matrix of control enveloping their lives.
    John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Next is Boll’s bedroom, a smallish, enveloping cabin.
    Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the ground in Wedgewood Houston, a tiny bird fought an army of enclosing fire ants, wildly kicking and flailing.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The pair used glass, stainless steel, and reinforced concrete to construct a circular house that traces the natural edges of a plateau, enclosing a Mediterranean garden designed by Smets.
    Siobhan Reid, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Swathing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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