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Recent Examples of bandolier
The suspect, 20-year-old Wess Roley, was seen in a picture posted to his Instagram story wearing black face paint and camouflage clothing with a bandolier on his waist, authorities shared at a news conference.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Authorities shared an image on social media showing Wess Roley wearing black face paint and camouflage attire with a bandolier holding multiple rounds of ammunition in preparation for the attack.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
Some of her paintings begin as digital collages sourced from vintage Black magazines; this calendar’s smiling, topless cover model had accessorized her lingerie with a bandolier of bullets, as though in preparation for the revolution.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Baker recreated the Lenape bandolier bag to help revitalize one of his community’s art forms.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Baker recreated the Lenape bandolier bag to help revitalize one of his community’s art forms.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Members of the former are alleged to sport tattoos of a skull with Nazi imagery and an AK-47, while members of the latter are allegedly known for their matching tattoos of a skeleton outfitted with a sombrero, bandolier and pistol.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
From Scottsdale, Arizona, to Birmingham in Michigan and Birmingham in Alabama, women are wearing jewels on satin cords, bindings of silk and braid, doing sashes bandolier style.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2024
Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Authorities shared an image on social media showing Wess Roley wearing black face paint and camouflage attire with a bandolier holding multiple rounds of ammunition in preparation for the attack.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
Some of her paintings begin as digital collages sourced from vintage Black magazines; this calendar’s smiling, topless cover model had accessorized her lingerie with a bandolier of bullets, as though in preparation for the revolution.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Baker recreated the Lenape bandolier bag to help revitalize one of his community’s art forms.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Baker recreated the Lenape bandolier bag to help revitalize one of his community’s art forms.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Members of the former are alleged to sport tattoos of a skull with Nazi imagery and an AK-47, while members of the latter are allegedly known for their matching tattoos of a skeleton outfitted with a sombrero, bandolier and pistol.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
From Scottsdale, Arizona, to Birmingham in Michigan and Birmingham in Alabama, women are wearing jewels on satin cords, bindings of silk and braid, doing sashes bandolier style.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandolier
Noun
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If weather conditions permit, skywatchers across northern states may catch glowing ribbons of green, purple and red auroras dancing across the horizon.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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In May, Downtown Design Dubai, the Middle East‘s leading contemporary design fair since 2012, cut the ribbon on Downtown Design Riyadh, becoming Saudi Arabia’s very first design trade show.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This brand-new toy lets kids play with 32 jumbo-sized felt pieces that stick onto the board with hook-and-loop material.—
Clint Davis,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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The tennis ball demonstration encapsulates this philosophy, while showing not a pre-programmed set of movements, but a closed-loop perception-action system that interprets its surroundings and acts accordingly.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Bandolier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandolier. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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