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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
Hollis Chitto, a Mississippi Choctaw who also has Laguna and Isleta Pueblo heritage, won the Best-of-Show award at the Heard for a beaded bandolier bag, a form that dates back centuries.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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
Hollis Chitto, a Mississippi Choctaw who also has Laguna and Isleta Pueblo heritage, won the Best-of-Show award at the Heard for a beaded bandolier bag, a form that dates back centuries.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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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He was granted approval to wear a small black ribbon instead.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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For those watching Detroit real estate development, get ready for more ribbon cuttings, grand openings, and a couple of big groundbreakings in 2025.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Sheen Falls Lodge is only a few miles outside the Ring of Kerry, the 111-mile loop that traces the coastline of the relaveragh Peninsula.—
Peter Terzian,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
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But with two loops of the Mûr, another debate was over when the winner would attack — on the first loop, with 15km to go, or up the final climb.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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“Bandolier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandolier. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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