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as in to bind
to cover with a bandage her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully

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bandage

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noun

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Recent Examples of bandage
Verb
In the wastelands of Kabul, where American largesse never quite bandaged the scars of the Soviet war. Tim Golden, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025 One soldier has a wound to his jaw, the other has bandaged hands. Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
There was also no soot on her skin, in her hair or in the wound; there was no soot on the bandages wrapped around her head, either. Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025 On some nights hundreds were gathered border walls in San Diego, as volunteers passed bandages, aspirin, juice and sandwiches between slats in the barrier. Eugene Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandage
Verb
  • Firefly Aerospace's lunar lander, named Blue Ghost, launched Jan. 15 on a much longer spaceflight bound for the moon.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Such agreements aren’t binding on the IRS or the courts in later tax disputes, but they are usually not ignored by the IRS.
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The song has a ’90s vibe, which goes perfectly with the dating commercial VHS tapes the singer has been posting on her YouTube channel to promote it.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Although his production won’t jump off the page, Williams’ impact as a dominant run defender is much clearer on tape.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The mood was like an eternal shiva — the celebration of the South L.A. rapper’s cinematic life is muted, the search for meaning and healing unending.
    Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
  • There is no epiphany and no resolution, only a rupture that even the husband’s eloquence can’t heal.
    Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Her tea-length tulle black dress, dating back to the 1950s, featured velvet straps.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Like mouth tape, chin straps have not been proven to aid any specific health conditions.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The couple posed around a classic car as Lutes wore a black suit and Lovato dressed in white with hair in dramatic loose curls.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Totally rocking the suburbs from their parent’s garage, the pair — dressed in full studded black leather outfits, teased hair and goth-y makeup — try to shred only to realize their hair whipping is causing a very uncool side effect.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • It isn’t yet known whether this binding is a good thing in designing an effective vaccine, but Brown said future studies should answer that question.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Snowboarders are attached to their boards with bindings that keep their boots in place.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In that case, a menopause specialist will look into treating individual symptoms, such as poor sleep.
    Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 26 Feb. 2025
  • In a video describing the plant’s operation, trucks pull into the center and septic sludge and grease are pumped from the vehicles and treated in a series of tanks, which separate solids from liquids.
    Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Nominated for Best Actress at this year’s BAFTAs, Erivo’s transition from Broadway to film has been the stuff of legends—with three Oscars nominations under her belt, she’s solidified her place among Hollywood’s elite.
    Olivia Allen, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
  • With only a trio of films under her belt, writer-director Léonor Serraille has carved her own special niche within the overcrowded world of French arthouse cinema.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025

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“Bandage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandage. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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