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as in chain
something that physically prevents free movement
numerous bands of plastic held the toy securely in the box
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as in orchestra
a usually large group of musicians playing together
that band is looking for a new singer
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a band of explorers
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as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
a band of songbirds
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as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
banded the waist of the dress with a matching belt
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as in to tie
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
banded the newspapers together for delivery
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Recent Examples of band
Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Like a lot of musicians, Aleister has to navigate an existence filled with booze, weed, groupies, the spotlight, entitled rock stars, family members who don’t understand the dream, and band dynamics.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
But my opinion began to change in 2002, when a flamingo that was banded as a chick at Rio Lagartos was photographed in Florida Bay.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
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Noun
With that, the band departed save for a pianist and Garfunkel, donning a Philadelphia Phillies cap, read a poem inspired by his father before telling the origin story of his landmark 1970 track.
—Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Like a lot of musicians, Aleister has to navigate an existence filled with booze, weed, groupies, the spotlight, entitled rock stars, family members who don’t understand the dream, and band dynamics.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
The only armadillo native to the United States is the nine-banded.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
But my opinion began to change in 2002, when a flamingo that was banded as a chick at Rio Lagartos was photographed in Florida Bay.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for band
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Phase 2 trials, which wrapped in late 2024, showed NES/T to be fast-acting, reversible and safe, according to Blithe.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Melody Townsend was convicted after the body of her daughter, Ana Marie Townsend, was found by first responders wrapped in plastic inside the attic of a burned, abandoned home in the 15400 block of Hamlin Avenue in Markham in 2017.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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His six three-pointers tied a career-high.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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The jury ultimately returned guilty verdicts on charges tied to all three accusers.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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As the pulse locks in, organ drones arc overhead like streaking cirrus clouds.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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These are haunting hills streaked with a soft, mournful color palette.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The investigation revealed the controller, distracted by a third plane circling the airport, delayed clearing the SkyWest flight for takeoff and failed to monitor the runway and airspace adequately.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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As soon as Robinson snapped the blade in, Khusnutdinov jumped onto the ice and joined the weave in the offensive zone, dropping the puck for the circling Pastrnak, who then executed the pretty give-and-go with McAvoy for the winner.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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While electrification and software-defined vehicles dominate public discussion, AI is the invisible layer binding everything together—from driver assistance and infotainment to manufacturing, safety, and autonomy.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some of this unprecedented editorial permissiveness can be attributed to the disappearance of a stable moral consensus to bind the ruling class to its subjects, who have come to develop the conviction that the Establishment has nothing good to say for itself.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Band.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/band. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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