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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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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

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

From MarketWatch Dec. 23, 2025

My finger is now wrapped in a bandage as large as that sported by Richard Gough in the 1990 League Cup final.

From BBC Dec. 2, 2025

The fabric of the makeshift bandage is already turning dark.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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

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

She keeps a good supply of bandages for her fingers because the reeds have sharp edges when they’re split, and it’s easy to get the equivalent of paper cuts.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

Maduro's wife, Flores, was much quieter, with bandages near her eyes and forehead for injuries her lawyers said she sustained during their weekend arrest.

From BBC Jan. 5, 2026

I dreamed it was me lying in that bed, my body wrapped in loose bandages, mummified.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Firefighters bandaged him and encouraged the Tuskegee University student to go to a hospital the next town over to receive stitches and medicine.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Megan announced the news on Instagram alongside a bandaged heart emoji and said she would step away from the production Friday rather than the originally slated May 17.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 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

So I bandaged the cut, packed up my Gillette blades and caught the eleven-thirty bus to Boston.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

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

"The colony was filthy and the people were dirty. There was no medication, no clothes and people went hungry. He took care of everyone's needs - feeding people, and washing and bandaging our sores."

From BBC Sep. 20, 2019

He wipes my hands, taking extra care with my chin before bandaging.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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