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or girt
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as in wrapped
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
for the celebration of the heroes' return, well-wishers girded hundreds of trees with yellow ribbons she girded her waist with a delicate sash
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2
as in equipped
to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity
the Spartan warrior girded himself for battle with sword and shield
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3
as in surrounded
to form a circle around
a tall hedge girds the exclusive estate and shields it from prying eyes
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Recent Examples of girded
When Rhoades later took advantage of a 2022 law, Senate Bill 483, that allowed California inmates to petition for resentencing hearings to remove their prior prison term enhancements, Lyons’ family girded themselves one more time.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Palestinian health authorities said further Israeli airstrikes and shelling across the Gaza Strip had killed at least 100 people on Tuesday, 35 of them in Gaza City in the enclave's north as Israeli forces girded for the offensive.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Dec. 2025
Palestinian health authorities said further Israeli airstrikes and shelling across the Gaza Strip had killed at least 100 people on Tuesday, 35 of them in Gaza City in the enclave's north as Israeli forces girded for the offensive.
—Emily Rose, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for girded
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But in the second season of the series, which wrapped last Sunday, a new sense of uncertainty, reflection, and maturity grips the central characters, making for even better television.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Our weeklong tester was wrapped in Velvet Red Pearl paint, deep and rich in style.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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With 30 points of articulation for dynamic posing, the Evil Lord of Destruction comes equipped with his signature Havoc Staff accessory.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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The property includes a hilltop luxury home, a guest house, a nine-hole putting and chipping green, as well as a 5-acre bass fishing lake equipped with a boat dock, bait shack and an outdoor pavilion.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Saint Ann’s, an elite private school that charges roughly $60,000 a year in tuition and is known for high Ivy League acceptance rates and attendees that include celebrities, artists and Wall Street executives, has been surrounded by scandal for nearly two years.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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The makeshift detention center, surrounded by chain-link fences, had detainees sleeping on brown bunk beds under bright, perpetual fluorescent lights.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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The new hotel is finished and handsomely furnished through and through.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Tables and playing pieces are furnished.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some thought the mystery bore a direct relation to the green tangle that tightly encircled the two dozen shacks balanced precariously between the rain forest and the yellowish waters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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While encircled outside his locker Saturday, disappointed in the result but proud of his team’s effort, Coker answered questions about his career game.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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Residents say conditions worsened as the winter storm intensified, while city officials insist the shelters were adequately supplied.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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Figure 5 shows examples of the drones supplied by Hylio.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Girded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girded. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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