Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cestus
Noun
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Those in the gang were marked by a distinctive tattoo: a skeleton with a mustache wearing a sombrero and a bandolier.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025 -
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.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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For the collection, Dimorestudio’s Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci translated 20,000 obi patterns into modern fabrics.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Rose Byrne also styled her white lace dress with a thick brown leather obi belt in Paris.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Milpitas Unified School District cut the ribbon last month on a performing arts center at Milpitas High School.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The polar jet stream is a ribbon of air that encircles the Northern Hemisphere at high altitudes and determines atmospheric pressure patterns.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Future closed-loop control systems will likely use online sensors and microfluidic regulators to maintain these within fetal norms.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Raven Loop tunnel was one of more than 480 pitches Boring Company received to build a one-mile long loop tunnel that is 12 feet in diameter.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Left unchecked, these invasives choke out native plants, girdle trees, and cause a host of other problems.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
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One of the best examples of this is the ctenophore Cestum, or the Venus girdle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Cestus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cestus. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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