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belt

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noun (2)

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as in sash
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist a drugstore cowboy who loves his fancily decorated belt

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as in neck
a broad geographical area that part of the country is sometimes called "the farm belt" because of the number of farms there

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belt

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Recent Examples of belt
Noun
The lawsuit details the use of a weightlifting belt and dumbbells during the incident and alleges that racial slurs and death threats were made. Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025 The lack of pricing power companies face as consumers tighten belts. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 June 2025
Verb
Taylor Walls belted a homer and drove in three runs, Danny Jansen added a two-run shot and Brandon Lowe had a solo homer for the Rays, who saw their four-game winning streak come to a halt. Miami Herald, 8 June 2025 The Tony winner belted the tune, her powerhouse vocals later accompanied by a white-clad choir that added sweeping gospel touches to the song. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for belt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belt
Verb
  • The Yankees have not suddenly forgotten how to hit.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • The 45-year-old was acquitted of charges stemming from her being accused of leaving her boyfriend, John O’Keefe, in the snow after hitting him with her car outside a party, and of leaving the scene of an accident, causing death.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Compression: Another way to keep the swelling and inflammation is wrapping your calf.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • The cost of pharmaceuticals has become prohibitive to patients and providers like hospitals, and the huge cost of advertising is wrapped into those costs.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • Two new friends spent the afternoon chatting, licking our deliciously unexpected delights and beginning a life-long bond.
    Susan Cunningham Euker, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
  • The viral post opens with a quiet, intimate moment: the Labrador sits beside her puppy, gently licking her head.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • Investigators raced to check jail phone logs to see who might have known ahead of time.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 17 June 2025
  • Once Angelo, of all people, eventually drafted Forte in the second round, Baratz raced to the offices of his colleagues, throwing his hands to the sky.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Today's talkers Coastal Carolina is the first team in the College World Series to punch its ticket to the semifinals.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 17 June 2025
  • The company has achieved its traction with just five employees, all based in San Francisco, leveraging AI tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude to punch above their weight class.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Forecasters said Erick was expected over the coming hours to lash Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rain, strong winds and a fierce storm surge.
    Luis Alberto Cruz, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
  • That’s something that our character was going through a really tough moment and feeling really bad and wanting to be angry and lash out., Travis Scott’s music really carries that emotion for a lot of young kids.
    Peter White, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • For such projects, L.A. County is expediting permitting timelines to speed up fire recovery.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
  • Cynthia, seeing Carmen and Julius bleeding, sped to the hospital, one minute away, but Carmen was pronounced dead on arrival.
    Sally Ventura June 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • These nimble vehicles are built to precise specs, and capturing racing footage from the driver's point of view isn't as simple as slapping a GoPro on and calling it a day.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 16 June 2025
  • The experience was shared on Reddit, where the passenger detailed how the person seated behind him, in first class nonetheless, repeatedly tapped and slapped the person's head and hat to awaken him to help retrieve a lost earbud.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2025

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“Belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belt. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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