bandaged

verb

Definition of bandagednext
past tense of bandage
as in bound
to cover with a bandage her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully

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Recent Examples of bandaged Pino is seen in the footage shirtless, in shorts and with his head bandaged. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026 Soon Borquez was seen walking off to get his shoulder bandaged. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 When the baby was rescued, her head was bandaged, and she was covered with dirt and bruises. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026 Paramedics bandaged her head up, advising the radio host to go and get her head glued in the morning. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 Paramedics bandaged and dressed the boy's wounds as Caprio learned another child was also bleeding lower on the steps. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 1 May 2026 People were bandaged or put in casts, then driven onto the tarmac in ambulances with sirens blaring. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 The clip opens with the character Matt Hagen, played by Tom Rhys Harries, bandaged and bloody, lying in a hospital bed. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026 Both players had their heads bandaged and were substituted, for Chris Wood and Filip Jorgenson, after a stoppage of around five minutes. — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandaged
  1. bound
  2. dressed
  3. treated
  4. healed
Verb
  • It is bounded by Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Two more fireworks bounded across the field and into the stands.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of bound
Verb
  • In September 2025, Kiara Jenkins was preparing to leave for a trip to Atlanta with friends when Eddie Jenkins showed up at her home dressed all in black with his hood up and confronted her about the trip, prosecutors said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Pigs are cooked whole over wood, broken down, and then dressed with a mixture of cider vinegar, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper.
    — Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of dressed
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  • Breast cancer survivor Nancy Clifton-Hawkins, who was treated at the City of Hope, bought the phone on EBay for $50.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • More the former than the latter, sure, but both men are not overly pleased at the way they’re being treated.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of treated
Verb
  • In many cases, Kallis said, the roots of this behavior were planted long before, frequently through trauma, abuse, isolation, addiction or distorted coping mechanisms that were never confronted or healed.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • While the nose is generally considered healed around the one-year mark, that timeline can stretch to 18 months or longer depending on the person.
    — Victoria Oliva, Allure, 23 June 2026
Definition of healed

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