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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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The picture uploaded to Instagram shows Pennant with a bandage on his leg alongside King on a sofa, while he also thanked his partner Mimmi Montgomery for looking after them.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

That’s when you can think about ripping off the bandage and converting funds to Roth with an eye to the tax rate of the next generation.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Someone in the crowd applied a bandage to his head and he was quickly taken to an emergency room.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

The 34-year-old all-rounder posted a picture on Instagram last week showing his eye heavily swollen and bruised, a graze on his cheek and lip, and a bandage stuffed in his nose.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

I glance at her to see that she’s taken the bandage off her forehead.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

She confirmed she had undergone an operation on her leg - sharing pictures of her leg in bandages along with an X-ray - but would be "home soon".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

When her bandages are unwrapped, she’s devastated to learn that her face is still symmetrical, with a thin nose, unblemished skin, and full lips.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026

A trip to ancient Egypt, for instance, leads to one of the Minions running out of toilet paper and accidentally unwrapping a nearby mummy’s bandages for the purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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

I’ve always had a big head, and I must have looked a sight that night, with bandages covering half my face, when Mama picked me up.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

Eight hours later, he found himself in a hospital in Tine, with his hands burnt and bandaged.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Soon Borquez was seen walking off to get his shoulder bandaged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

She posted a video in which she and Anderson, 61, could be seen with her fingertips bandaged up.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026

His right hand has repeatedly appeared bandaged and bruised.

From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2025

The next time Helmuth sees Rudi, Rudi's left arm is bandaged from wrist to elbow.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

“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

Trained in first aid, river crossing and high mountain rescue, they practise evacuating the village a few times a year, volunteers carrying the wounded on stretchers and bandaging mock injuries.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024

"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

“And tear something into strips for bandaging his head.”

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk


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