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
It can be styled with a number of footwear options and worn alone or beneath a cozy layer, and cinching at the waistline is really just icing on the cake.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
The sparkling gown also had statement shoulder pads, a waist-cinching detail and a side slit that hit her upper left thigh.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
In March, photos from the movie’s set showed the Barbie Oscar nominee in an elaborate wedding gown complete with waist-cinching corset.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
The sparkling gown also had statement shoulder pads, a waist-cinching detail and a side slit that hit her upper left thigh.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
In March, photos from the movie’s set showed the Barbie Oscar nominee in an elaborate wedding gown complete with waist-cinching corset.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cinching
Verb
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The liquid, which is electrically non-conductive, fills all the spaces between the cells, ensuring direct and uniform contact for heat transfer.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Alaskan authorities are assuring regulations are followed.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In particular, O’Neill proposed doing away with FDA’s 60-year-old mandate of assuring new drugs are both safe and effective in treating disease.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The leadership of the paper, and others within Spotlight interviewed during the investigation, felt that McCarthy had behaved appropriately, and was in fact focused on guaranteeing the accuracy of sensitive, high-stakes projects.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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When Northern Democrats would not agree to militant pro-slavery demands such as passage of a federal slave code guaranteeing slavery’s westward expansion, Southern Democrats walked out.—
Time,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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And then the push into space is just a step towards securing a future for generations to come.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many are signaling a willingness to dig in during this round of funding negotiations after many, including Schumer, got blowback from the Democratic base for delivering the votes to offset a March shutdown without securing any substantial GOP concessions.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Cinching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinching. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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