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a
: a row of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine
b
: the sweep of a scythe or a machine in mowing or the path cut in one course
2
: a long broad strip or belt
3
: a stroke of or as if of a scythe
4
: a space devastated as if by a scythe
1
: a band used in swathing
2
: an enveloping medium
swathed; swathing
1
: to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bandage
2
: envelop
a mountain swathed by clouds
Synonyms of swath
Examples of swath in a Sentence
Noun (1)
An aerial view of the countryside shows wide swathes of green.
He cut a swath through the field with his scythe.
Verb
The nurse swathed the wounded soldier's leg in bandages.
Her neck was swathed in jewels.
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Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
6 July 2026
Not even foundations are visible, and a long gravel road toward that part of the island leads past occasional farms and vast swaths of emptiness and then, finally, to a muddy riverbank thick with mosquitos.
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Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
Seven different looks rotate throughout the World Cup season, each one conceived by designer Ricardo Zuccolini, with Diana Dubinsky and her team at Wynwood studio’s DesignLab22 swathing the sea nymphs in capes inspired by FIFA teams’ country colors.
—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Noun
On June 18, Cuba's leaders unveiled a plan, not yet ratified by its parliament, with more than 170 sweeping measures that would privatize a vast swath of its socialist economy − reforms Rodríguez Castro used his clout to push through.
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Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
6 July 2026
Not even foundations are visible, and a long gravel road toward that part of the island leads past occasional farms and vast swaths of emptiness and then, finally, to a muddy riverbank thick with mosquitos.
—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Verb
No place personifies this quirky little beach town better than The Red Bar, a bohemian hangout swathed in scarlet lights that’s known for its crab cakes and in-house jazz band.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
Seven different looks rotate throughout the World Cup season, each one conceived by designer Ricardo Zuccolini, with Diana Dubinsky and her team at Wynwood studio’s DesignLab22 swathing the sea nymphs in capes inspired by FIFA teams’ country colors.
—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Swath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swath. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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