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as in to wrap
to surround or cover closely
handed me an odd-shaped package swathed in bright pink tissue paper
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Recent Examples of swathe
The men often worked at the Laud quarry, on the outskirts of Davao City, each cave and hideaway swathed in tropical green.
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Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Pigs-in-a-blanket go upscale swathed in puffy pastry.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Bilodeau’s fifth three-pointer of the game in as many tries gave UCLA a 16-point lead over North Carolina with 12 minutes 50 seconds left Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, quieting a crowd largely swathed in Carolina blue.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
His Orlok is more feral and red-blooded than previous iterations, appearing swathed in ursine furs and accompanied by mangy curs.
—Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Jes Aznar, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Pigs-in-a-blanket go upscale swathed in puffy pastry.
—Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Bilodeau’s fifth three-pointer of the game in as many tries gave UCLA a 16-point lead over North Carolina with 12 minutes 50 seconds left Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, quieting a crowd largely swathed in Carolina blue.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
His Orlok is more feral and red-blooded than previous iterations, appearing swathed in ursine furs and accompanied by mangy curs.
—Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for swathe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swathe
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Each order is wrapped in a red pouch and perfumed with Guerlain’s Habit Rouge.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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The Deadpool & Wolverine star finished the routine by raising the rope and wrapping it around his arms in the air.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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We’ve been bloodied and bandaged and bloodied again.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
17 Dec. 2024
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In the wastelands of Kabul, where American largesse never quite bandaged the scars of the Soviet war.—
Tim Golden,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2025
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This French-language horror will keep you gripped throughout its slowly enveloping core mystery dripping with atmosphere.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Just as smoke enveloped the back room of Forrester’s Bar and Grill during Daynard’s ham-radio confabs, sports-gambling advertisements blanketed even the trash cans of Boston.—
Sean Gregory / Boston,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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And the entire universe was shrouded in neutral hydrogen gas.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Santa Cruz Mountain range — as far as its wines go — is shrouded in relative obscurity despite its rich history and undeniable potential.—
David Rosoff,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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While the main bar is enclosed with air-conditioning, it's flanked by two outdoor spaces for smokers, notably those dabbling in the fine cigars sold on the terrace.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The rotunda, which is enclosed by the dome of the Capitol, will be out of sight from the public.—
Rebecca Aizin,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Swathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swathe. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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