Synonyms for swathe
swɒð, sweɪðswathe

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1. swathe, wrappingverb

   an enveloping bandage

   Synonyms:
   wrapping, wrapper, wrap

2. swaddle, swatheverb

   wrap in swaddling clothes

   "swaddled the infant"

   Synonyms:
   swaddle

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1. swatheverb

   Synonyms:
   swaddle

2. swathenoun

   Synonyms:
   bandage

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1. List of paraphrases for "swathe":

   strip

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1. Eugene Tan:

   The PAP will now have to deal with much stronger pressures for populist policies, such as higher taxes for a larger swathe of income-earners and nationalistic manpower policy as well as more social spending, which are very often the antithesis of the ruling party's core policies for the past 50 years.