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as in bracelets
something that physically prevents free movement
numerous bands of plastic held the toy securely in the box
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as in orchestras
a usually large group of musicians playing together
that band is looking for a new singer
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as in teams
a group of people working together on a task
a band of volunteer searchers found the lost child
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as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a band of explorers
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as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit
a band of songbirds
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as in wraps
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 ties
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 bands
Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
The military convened marching bands and appointed a Navy lieutenant, Bill Osmanski, a fullback for the Chicago Bears, to captain the Isahaya Tigers, and a Marine Corps lieutenant, Angelo Bertelli, a Heisman-winning quarterback at Notre Dame, to lead the Nagasaki Bears.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The brand’s signature double waist bands reappeared on denim.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Representatives of Indigenous movements will appear at the event itself, a press release notes, and the two bands will also work within Brazil to support Amazonian Indigenous movements.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 15 Sep. 2025
More than 170 bands, including headliners Slayer, Rob Zombie, Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, Bring Me The Horizon and Sleep Token, are scheduled to play across seven stages at the four-day festival.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
The only problem is that Globalstar likely wants to harness radio bands already in use, including those from players such as Viasat, Thuraya, AST SpaceMobile, and EchoStar.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Here's everything to know about the bands that inspired This Is Spinal Tap.
—Alex Heigl, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Manc music bands often hated playing in Manchester.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Then, this summer, bands Deerhoof and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard pulled their catalogues, citing Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek’s nearly $700 million investment in defense company Helsing, which makes military drones and AI defense software.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
The basic bands have the perfect amount of stretch and a smooth surface that doesn’t tug or snag.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
The military convened marching bands and appointed a Navy lieutenant, Bill Osmanski, a fullback for the Chicago Bears, to captain the Isahaya Tigers, and a Marine Corps lieutenant, Angelo Bertelli, a Heisman-winning quarterback at Notre Dame, to lead the Nagasaki Bears.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The brand’s signature double waist bands reappeared on denim.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Representatives of Indigenous movements will appear at the event itself, a press release notes, and the two bands will also work within Brazil to support Amazonian Indigenous movements.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 15 Sep. 2025
More than 170 bands, including headliners Slayer, Rob Zombie, Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, Bring Me The Horizon and Sleep Token, are scheduled to play across seven stages at the four-day festival.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
The only problem is that Globalstar likely wants to harness radio bands already in use, including those from players such as Viasat, Thuraya, AST SpaceMobile, and EchoStar.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Here's everything to know about the bands that inspired This Is Spinal Tap.
—Alex Heigl, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Manc music bands often hated playing in Manchester.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
Similarly to Dillon, the town of Vail boasts a state-of-the-art amphitheater that bands forgo radius clauses to perform at.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Then, this summer, bands Deerhoof and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard pulled their catalogues, citing Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek’s nearly $700 million investment in defense company Helsing, which makes military drones and AI defense software.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bands
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The case also wraps around all four side of the iPhone, with the same elevated lip that protects the screen.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This technology uses a polymer that wraps around each lash to create a tube, which can make lashes look longer and flake less.—
Elizabeth Denton,
StyleCaster,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Regenerative Imperative What ties these threads together is a vision of technology as a regenerative force; systems that heal rather than harm, that strengthen rather than extract, that enhance human capabilities rather than replace them.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The package ties future awards to ambitious market value and performance milestones.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Location and orbit revealed The team calculated that the moon circles Uranus about 35,000 miles (56,000 kilometers) from the planet’s center.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Aug. 2025
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His falcon still circles, but the sky above Gaza offers no axis, no return path, no center to descend toward, only a deepening orbit around an absence no language can fill.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Bands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bands. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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