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as in wrapping
to surround or cover closely
handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper
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2
as in bandaging
to cover with a bandage
tenderly swathed the soldier's wounds
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Nice drive-by swipe there on a Tony Pollard carry as Jonathon Cooper was wrapping him up.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Small Things Like These was shot between wrapping Oppenheimer and the awards run, with financing coming together when Murphy’s co-star Matt Damon joined as producer.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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After bandaging the bleeding leg Saturday, Bichette woke up sore Sunday, Schneider said.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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It was spell binding to hear Ken talk Russia back in the day, about being followed by secret police & the final 7th game.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Your congressman can now sign the discharge petition to force a vote on binding legislation to release the Epstein files.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Gnawing paranoia inevitably awakens Pynchon’s characters to the matrix of control enveloping their lives.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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Next is Boll’s bedroom, a smallish, enveloping cabin.—
Laura Bannister,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
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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 14 Sep. 2025.
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