as in belts
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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Prosecutors alleged that from January 2018 through April 2022, the couple repeatedly beat their children with belts, leaving welts and causing bleeding at their home in Crawford County, Wisconsin, News 8 Now reported.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Their bodies were found close to one another in December 2010, bound with belts or tape and wrapped in burlap.—
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the print was inspired by vintage kimonos and Japanese sashes.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2026
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The main difference between single-hung and double-hung windows is the number of movable sashes.—
Anna Popp,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Upstairs, Polish artist and designer Zofia Sobolewska Ursic is slicing white onyx into ribbons alongside the workshop’s master technicians.—
Sarah Medford,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
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Pink ribbons now encircle every post and sign as a gesture to our loss.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Cinctures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cinctures. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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