as in ensuring
to make sure, certain, or safe
the team's latest victory cinches a trip to the play-offs
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Recent Examples of cinching
The Becoming author tucked the top into a pair of medium-wash jeans, cinching them with a brown belt complete with a round metal buckle.
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 May 2026
There were no belts cinching the waist, and no need for structured or restrictive undergarments.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
At just $18, the feminine blouse adds a carefree feel to your wardrobe—and excels at flattering your shape with cinching just below the chest.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Beyoncé stuck close to the punk theme, adding a black python belt with gold eyelets just below her waist-cinching python corset.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Expect waist-cinching corsets and ribbons galore, flourished with hair spirals and constellation face gems.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 May 2026
There were no belts cinching the waist, and no need for structured or restrictive undergarments.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
At just $18, the feminine blouse adds a carefree feel to your wardrobe—and excels at flattering your shape with cinching just below the chest.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026
Beyoncé stuck close to the punk theme, adding a black python belt with gold eyelets just below her waist-cinching python corset.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Expect waist-cinching corsets and ribbons galore, flourished with hair spirals and constellation face gems.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinching
Verb
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In hopes of ensuring her dad could still attend the wedding, Courtney and Michael rescheduled the ceremony for May 10 in their hometown in Pennsylvania.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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That means repairing seawalls and bolstering shorelines, restoring wetlands, improving stormwater management and drainage, ensuring clean lakes, hardening infrastructure, and keeping homes and roadways out of the water.—
Anna V. Eskamani,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
Verb
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Building inspector approves operations The restaurant posted on Instagram following the incident, assuring customers that the building had been evaluated.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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The company, meanwhile, issued a statement assuring people that the Royal Pop will be available for months.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
Verb
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That opened the door to the Supreme Court ruling that effectively dismantled a key protection of the Voting Rights Act guaranteeing communities of color a chance at fair congressional districts.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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No Republican filed to run, all but guaranteeing Rabb’s victory in November.—
Julia Terruso,
Time,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The family of a woman who was killed in a mass shooting at a Kansas City nightclub in 2023 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the club and man charged in the mass shooting, alleging the club’s owners were negligent in not securing the business properly.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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Before that, Kennedy had been chair of the majority caucus and led the redrawing of legislative and congressional districts after the 2020 Census, securing Republican majorities.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cinching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinching. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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