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bathed

  • past participle
    of bath.
    bath
    noun
    a washing or immersion of something, especially the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment.
  • past participle
    of bathe.
    bathe
    verb (used with object)
    to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc.
  • past tense form
    of bath.
    bath
    noun
    a washing or immersion of something, especially the body, in water, steam, etc., as for cleansing or medical treatment.
  • past tense form
    of bathe.
    bathe
    verb (used with object)
    to immerse (all or part of the body) in water or some other liquid, for cleansing, refreshment, etc.

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A coyote is bathed in red light; a cougar stalks near a grand piano; a man stands in a tropical jungle surrounded by mist; a pay phone off the hook dangles by its cord.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

We all know the story by now of the duo's first meeting almost 20 years ago, when a five-month-old Lamine Yamal was pictured being bathed by a 20-year-old Messi for a competition photoshoot.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

For decades, the U.S. has maintained a program in which these flies are bred in a lab, bathed in sterilizing radiation and released around Panama, which prevents the insect from creeping northward.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

The inquiry heard evidence from an Aboriginal community living near a navy base in New South Wales state, who bathed in and gathered food near rivers contaminated by firefighting foam.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

The study was longer than she’d expected, a rectangular room bathed in the flickering golden light of several fat waxy candles.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray