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bandage

[ban-dij] / ˈbæn dɪdʒ /
NOUN
covering for wound
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VERB
cover a wound
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STRONG


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They eventually found a first aid kit to treat his open wound, but there was only a single bandage.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

The caption — complete with a winking emoji blowing a kiss — accompanied a photo of the “St. Denis Medical” star wearing a bandage around her face and neck.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2026

But any payment is only a bandage for a deeply rigged market.

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

“By the time it was finished, there wasn’t one bandage left in either of the clubs,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 15, 2025

She learned how to put the bandage on Maybeth’s arm, which Maybeth said was better, but their grandmother said should be supported for two full weeks, especially since Maybeth was riding her bike so much.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

I would recommend finding a kit with a wide variety of tools, bandages, and basic medical supplies.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Ostrovsky said other deepfake images appeared to show him in hospital with his bandages removed, or holding an Academy Award trophy, many of which are still online today.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

In media, a great new hire or a hard-earned bit of reader goodwill are just fresh bandages placed over a wound that must be constantly treated.

From Salon May 6, 2026

During Greco-Roman times, Egyptian artists were called upon to inscribe funerary spells on linen mummy bandages.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

Even with the bandages doing their thing I can’t stand up straight all the way but I do my best and look around.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

His nose is too small for oxygen tubes to sit comfortably so doctors have bandaged and taped them into place.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

There was a sizeable police presence in the area and visibly shocked local residents were in the streets, including some with bandaged faces.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

Then she slow-motion struts down an L.A. sidewalk in heels, barges into the meeting, props her bloody, bandaged foot on the table, and somehow still closes the deal with the celebrity stylist.

From Salon Dec. 15, 2025

He played with a small cast on his left hand and was even using that bandaged appendage to stiff-arm defenders.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2025

Radar trotted along on his other side, bandaged but none the worse for wear.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

“There were a lot of people in the background that were kind of bubblegum and bandaging everything together to make sure that there was not a single hiccup,” Goetter said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Lifeguards at Bondi have been praised for their courage on the day of the December 14 attack, dragging people to safety, bandaging and resuscitating victims, and pulling panicked swimmers from the waves.

From Barron's Dec. 20, 2025

"The treatment of human wounds was most likely first mentioned in a medical manuscript that dates back to 2200 BC, which included cleaning, plastering, and bandaging of wounds with certain wound care substances," says Schuppli.

From Science Daily May 2, 2024

Even though I was covered in thick bandaging, my chest was now flatter than it had been in a long time.

From Salon Oct. 17, 2023

She pulled off the bandaging and sucked in her breath.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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