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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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Ian Wright hit the post and Italy's Christian Vieri flashed a late header just wide, but the game is arguably most remembered for images of Paul Ince's bloodied shirt and head bandage.

From BBC Jul. 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

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

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

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

And, gross—changing her bandage out there and leaving the old one on the steps to the RV door.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 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

"I told myself, I'm going to sleep," Canonico recalled, up to her elbows in bandages following the ordeal.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

In Pasadena, volunteers at the restaurant Chamo Venezuelan Cuisine collected supplies, issuing a special plea for bandages, gauze, painkillers and other over-the-counter medicines.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

“You’d be better off with individual bandages, wouldn’t you?”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

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

“Well, keep it bandaged for a week,” she said.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

“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

Harry lay there, staring up at the patch of light on the ceiling, his recently mended skull not hurting, precisely, but feeling slightly tender underneath all the bandaging.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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