Thesaurus results for CINCTURE

cincture

noun

ˈsiŋ(k)-chər

Definition of cincture

as in belt

a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist wrapped a cincture around the dress as a stylish accessory

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Recent Examples of cincture The institution has a lot of baggage, as any organization with nearly two millennia and a few crusades under its cincture is bound to have. — J.p. Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025

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Noun

Harrison was raised by a Jewish mother and grandparents, but grew up in a Protestant household during adolescence in the Bible belt of Dallas, Texas.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 11 Nov. 2026
Butker seems to have earned a longer one, given his own Super Bowl rings under his belt in past seasons.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of belt

Noun

After fans get a peek at her dad, Todd Chrisley, gushing happily next to her daughter while holding the romper, the video gives a close-up of a white sash with a blue baby carrier engraved on it and a blue Bible.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026
During Thursday’s show, Guthrie draped a sash across Melvin as Daly placed a dark-blue towel over Melvin’s shoulders cape-style.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of sash

Noun

Its hot iron core — oversize for such a small world — cools and contracts along with the mantle and crust, tightening the surface like a girdle to fit its new slimmer self.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Its hot iron core -- oversized for such a small world -- cools and contracts along with the mantle and crust, tightening the surface like a girdle to fit its new slimmer self.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of girdle

Noun

Zoo Atlanta set up a VIP ceremony Friday morning to officially debut the two new giant pandas from China with speeches, a ribbon-cutting and no shortage of grip-and-grin photos.

— Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Georgia Power celebrated its McGrau Ford Battery Facility with a ribbon-cutting on Friday.

— Brian Unger, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026

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