as in wrapped
to wrap (someone, especially a baby) tightly with a blanket, pieces of cloth, etc.
He swaddled the baby in a blanket.
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Recent Examples of swaddled
The night the baby died, her mother appropriately swaddled her, and Malone put her in the bassinet, according to the investigation, per Fox 19.
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Staff Author, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Rihanna broke the news in a sweet Instagram post, sharing an image of herself holding the infant, who is swaddled in a pink blanket.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Newborn babies at a Pittsburgh hospital were swaddled in Terrible Towels on Monday to celebrate the NFL draft coming to the city.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
The beds, swaddled in Italian linens, were a jetlagged traveler’s dream and came framed in headboards in hazy ombres that matched the sunrise.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
Parents enjoy that their baby is swaddled in two easy steps and (hopefully) little fuss.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Shawls become swaddled infants.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Really, the Black Label burger is more of a filet mignon chopped into big cubes and then swaddled in raclette, roasted mushroom relish and burger sauce.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026
The hoop showed up, swaddled in lots and lots of bubble wrap.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Staff Author, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Rihanna broke the news in a sweet Instagram post, sharing an image of herself holding the infant, who is swaddled in a pink blanket.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Newborn babies at a Pittsburgh hospital were swaddled in Terrible Towels on Monday to celebrate the NFL draft coming to the city.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
The beds, swaddled in Italian linens, were a jetlagged traveler’s dream and came framed in headboards in hazy ombres that matched the sunrise.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
Parents enjoy that their baby is swaddled in two easy steps and (hopefully) little fuss.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Shawls become swaddled infants.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Really, the Black Label burger is more of a filet mignon chopped into big cubes and then swaddled in raclette, roasted mushroom relish and burger sauce.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026
The hoop showed up, swaddled in lots and lots of bubble wrap.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swaddled
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The 3rd Alternativa Film Festival wrapped April 30 in Medellín, Colombia with generous cash prizes doled out to five feature films and two shorts.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
3 May 2026
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In an environment with lots of hard reflective surfaces, acoustical concerns required the deployment of fabric wrapped acoustical panels throughout.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Rihanna, draped in gunmetal Margiela couture, created yet another Met moment, a year after debuting her baby bump on the carpet (her second time doing so, with her third child Rocki).—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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On the table are elaborate rose arrangements and settings draped in red ribbon.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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“Swaddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaddled. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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