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swathe

verbCommon GRE wordMore S words

to wrap or envelop completely

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In a sentence

Swathe in a sentence

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Mist swathed the hills in early morning.

Synonyms
envelopshroudwrap
Antonyms
unwrapexpose

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The startup's early growth, impressive as it looked on paper, rested on a blank foundation, for a single lost contract was enough to push the firm to the brink of collapse.

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Swathe (verb) means to wrap or envelop completely
Here is swathe used in an example sentence: "Mist swathed the hills in early morning."
Common synonyms for swathe include envelop, shroud, wrap.
Antonyms of swathe include unwrap, expose.
Swathe is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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