1
as in wrapped
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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2
as in tied
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 banded
Andrew Holter, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
The system is known as banded snowfall, meaning there's a narrow corridor that will see more significant snow accumulations.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
The only armadillo native to the United States is the nine-banded.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Scanning from head to toe, the viewer sees a banded fedora, cigar, jacket and trousers, and, finally, holding it all up (easily missed at first glance): vertiginously high stilettos.
—Andrew Holter, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
The system is known as banded snowfall, meaning there's a narrow corridor that will see more significant snow accumulations.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 Nov. 2025
Verb
Vessels that cannot be banded, such as car-top boats, kayaks and canoes, will be inspected and cleared prior to launch at Camanche, San Pablo, Lafayette and Chabot reservoirs.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
The only armadillo native to the United States is the nine-banded.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for banded
Adjective
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Whatever your summer itinerary, a striped button-down shirt is one of those classic staples that deserves a spot in your closet.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Simkhai’s seersucker bubble pair from this year are a playful take on the trend, pairing perfectly with Eres’s little black bikini and a striped shirt from Maria McManus.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The dough is rolled and wrapped and rolled again, with gobs of butter and ghee and a final brushing of oil on the grill.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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After close to a year of being bubble-wrapped and duct-taped up, the dog and freezer remained in his kitchen.—
Corky Carroll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The Dodgers tied it in the bottom of the second when Teoscar Hernandez scored from first base on a double to right field from Kyle Tucker.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Northeast tied for eighth (22 points), and Plantation (13 points) was 16th.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
Verb
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The commission's website says the Sargasso Sea is a 2 million square mile open ocean ecosystem, bounded by the circulating currents of the North Atlantic Gyre, one of five sea gyres which are geographic rotating currents.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Its southern limit is largely bounded by Golden Triangle Boulevard east of Interstate 35W and Big Fossil Creek west of the interstate.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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“Banded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banded. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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