cording

verb

present participle of cord
as in cinching

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cording
  1. cinching
  2. binding
  3. threading
  4. tying
  5. banding
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  • The open back and high-cinching waist add shape while still maintaining an airy look and feel.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The midsection cinching and tie detail are cute additions to a classic summery style.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Definition of cinching
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  • Within days of Secretary McMahon’s letter, conservative policy networks published turn-key model state legislation designed to convert these federal guidelines into binding state law.
    — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Anthropic, estimated to have less compute than OpenAI, claims not to feel this as the binding limit.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of binding
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  • The set is made up of a basic tee and roomy shorts that feature contrast threading to give them some stylish edge.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The route includes the not-quite-9-foot-wide Needles Eye Tunnel; creeping through it feels like threading its namesake.
    — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of threading
Verb
  • Grantham’s own framing reaches for an even longer horizon, tying market excess to demographic collapse and resource scarcity.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Competitive Wordle Score The Bot and I each get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of tying
Verb
  • One common option is banding or rubber band ligation.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Scientists now monitor the species' population through citizen science projects like the Christmas Bird Count and by banding the chicks.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of banding
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“Cording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cording. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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