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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Wilson shared a picture of her little one wrapped in a blanket, wearing a blue and pink striped headband.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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In the photo for the post, a casual and chic Charlotte poses among a bed of daisies, wearing a striped sweater and jeans.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
2 May 2026
Verb
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The 3rd Alternativa Film Festival wrapped April 30 in Medellín, Colombia with generous cash prizes doled out to five feature films and two shorts.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
3 May 2026
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In an environment with lots of hard reflective surfaces, acoustical concerns required the deployment of fabric wrapped acoustical panels throughout.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
Verb
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The Going There author and Monahan tied the knot in 1989.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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His 41 wins were tied for the third-most in franchise history by a coach in their first year with the team, and his 98 points tied a franchise record for most points accumulated by a coach in their first year.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
1 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 9 May. 2026.
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