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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
Trump accepted the nomination with his ear bandaged from a wound sustained during the assassination attempt. Visual Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024 But the dictionary, its binding now faded and bandaged with tape, still rests on my shelf, a constant companion through my decades as a reader and writer. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
The video shows two men, one lying on a bed with bandages on his hands and another sitting with a bandage on his jaw. Stella Kim, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025 That’s when Brandon Nimmo woke up to head for the hotel bathroom in the middle of the night, somehow fainted, gashed his forehead and wound up arriving at the park later with a bandage on his head and a hospital bracelet around his hand. Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bandage 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandage
Verb
  • Our groceries are full of glorious winter citrus, which adds brightness to this ethereal dessert, which is bound to entice your Valentine.
    Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The action takes place in 1993 as a train bound from the Serbian capital makes its way into Bosnian territory during the civil war in the former Yugoslavia.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Windows in two basement conference rooms were covered with brown paper and blue painter’s tape, concealing their occupants.
    Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Blandino said the officials will look at tape, just as coaches from both teams have done leading up to Sunday’s game.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Maybe your motive was to overcome a particular phobia, say, or heal from a really bad breakup.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Fundamental research in the biology of branching helps cure cardiovascular diseases and cancer, design materials that can heal themselves and predict how trees will respond to a changing climate.
    Mitchell Newberry, The Conversation, 11 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
  • Blount, dressed in a blue suit, hugged his attorneys after the verdict.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Eventually, the police department hopes to restore the binding and put the book on display alongside other pieces of the city’s law enforcement history.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Most bindings are designed so the heel releases vertically, or straight up, when force is applied, but not laterally when twisting.
    Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Unlike traditional medical interventions that often focus on treating symptoms, medical retreats aim to identify the root causes of health challenges, both known and unknown.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Rose has mortgaged her house and slapped down $25,000 Euros to be treated at a clinic run by Dr. Gomez (Vincent Perez), whose methods lean more into analysis than medicine.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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