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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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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

Palace are the second-biggest spenders behind Man City this month but have they merely stuck a glossy bandage over their problems?

From BBC Feb. 2, 2026

His right hand shows persistent bruising, often covered with thick makeup and at times a bandage, and his ankles have appeared swollen.

From Barron's Jan. 1, 2026

He unwound the bandage on his forearm .and fear settled on him like an icy fog.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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

In hospital, with her arms wrapped in bandages, Bethany Norman held onto her baby son.

From BBC Apr. 10, 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

After a brutal fight, for example, Hijiri bandages her enemies’ wounds with as much care as he does hers.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

His black eyes burned in the paleness of his face, and both of his legs were wrapped in bandages.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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

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

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 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

Caesar, his Stetson blocking his face, favoring his bandaged hand, leans against the post.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“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

His father, in silence, began bandaging Roy’s forehead.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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