CORDING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

cording

verb

present participle of cord

as in cinching

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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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The decision is binding in the Fifth Circuit (Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) while related cases remain pending in other circuits.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The film initially touched on the 1993 allegations against the singer, but a binding legal clause in the $20 million settlement with one accuser forced producers to scrap the third act, rewrite the script, reshoot, and end the first film in 1987.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

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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

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The catcher clocked a two-run single in the first inning, then hit a game-tying homer in the third — his first with his new team — in a 9-4 Red Sox win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Trump diverged from his predecessors, however, in pushing it forward without tying steps toward Arab-Israeli normalization to progress on the Palestinian issue.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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