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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
The Pittsburgh Steelers have lost four straight, while the Green Bay Packers — a popular sleeper pick a month ago — are all bandaged up. Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 A little while later, Stewart — whose hand had been bandaged during the commercial break — made a joke about the incident, while also acknowledging just how bad the cut was. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
Aftercare recommendations typically include instructions about bandages, wound cleaning, avoiding cosmetic products, swimming, or sweating for a certain period of time. Sarah Bence, Otr/l, Verywell Health, 2 Apr. 2025 One Russian tourist had a small bandage on his head. Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandage
Verb
  • Malone says that restrictive behaviour around eating would typically be seen more widely at this time of the season, with players bound for warmer climates in the summer and wanting their physique to stand up to public scrutiny.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Alex Bump, the team’s biggest star and Flyers-bound forward, was kept without a goal in the last two games.
    Joe Smith, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Eventually the band banter established that the song might’ve been deemed tricky due to having too many chords, which led to a recollection of Wiedlin having once put tape markers on her guitar as cheats.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Kind of felt like slow motion, got his head up and put it on my tape.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That first week after Mary’s release proved oddly healing for Karina.
    Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Even after the physical scars healed, I was left with emotional ones.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On Black Friday last year, with the Chiefs and Raiders reserved for a national TV audience, quarterback Patrick Mahomes slammed a football between his hands and angrily unfastened his chin strap before yelling toward the sideline.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The masks come with two straps that go over your head and neck to keep a tight seal.
    Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Just pair it with accessories to dress it up for dinner, or throw on your sneakers and a denim jacket (like the one above) to enjoy a casual lunch.
    Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
  • So, despite being a nerdy kid who was awkward and really just couldn’t even dress that well, high school was super-fun for me because of games.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Eventually, the register ended up in the collections of the Cambridge University Library, and in 2019, researchers discovered an unreadable handwritten fragment hidden inside its binding, which triggered a yearslong restoration project.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Belted pads at the toe and ankle were inspired by adjustable snowboard bindings.
    Kin Woo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • To avoid these pitfalls, companies need to treat office redesign as a change management project—not just a facilities project.
    Ryan Anderson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Barlow-Austin had serious health issues that the jail’s private operator and medical contractor, LaSalle Corrections, neglected to treat, leading to sudden blindness.
    Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • These winds exist throughout the year across the tropical belt.
    Christophe Lavaysse, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In the rematch, Nunes regained the belt and evened the score with a unanimous decision victory in July 2022.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Bandage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandage. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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