as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist
drew a handkerchief from the girdle around her waist and offered it to the knight as a token of affection
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as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view wire girdling the bundle of firewood
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as in to circle
to travel completely around
an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system
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Recent Examples of girdle
Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 July 2025
The old oil town, with its beige parking garages that form a girdle around nondescript towers in gray and black — Bank of Oklahoma, Cherokee Federal — was exactly the kind of American city that filled me with dread.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
Also, the rootball should be inspected for circling or girdling roots.
—Larry Figart, Florida Times-Union, 14 Jan. 2026
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Noun
On the flip side, some influencers have posted images of them wearing Skims' retro girdle as a sole outfit, subverting the 1950s connotation of undergarments as visible only to one's husband, said Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, professor of gender at Case Western Reserve University.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 July 2025
The old oil town, with its beige parking garages that form a girdle around nondescript towers in gray and black — Bank of Oklahoma, Cherokee Federal — was exactly the kind of American city that filled me with dread.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Verb
Spread the roots outward: Arrange the roots radially in the hole to prevent circling or girdling roots.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
Also, the rootball should be inspected for circling or girdling roots.
—Larry Figart, Florida Times-Union, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girdle
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For her final day of engagements in the area, Middleton wore a cream pleated Jenny Packham skirt, Blazé Milano pin-stripe blazer and belt, as well as Alicia flats in taupe and black courtesy of designer Camilla Elphick.—
Stefania Saltalamacchia,
Vanity Fair,
15 May 2026
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Of course, at this stage in her career — and with no formal acting training under her belt — every set is still a learning experience.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Rippling streamlines this process by wrapping everything onto one platform, automating payroll, while coordinating with security, IT and HR.—
Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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While Hubbard's face is completely exposed to the camera, the firearm is wrapped in what appears to be a hooded sweatshirt or jacket.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Tension would circle the Rangers throughout what became the most memorable season in the franchise’s 100-year history, which culminated with a seven-game series win over the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Final.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Kept individually in cages that circled the main performance ring, the big cats were a magnetic framing to the acts that came before.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Tennessee’s social media team went up and down Broadway, and the surrounding area in downtown Nashville to find lookalikes of key figures of their 2026 opponents.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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It’s mostly surrounded by embassies and law firms, not cafés or galleries.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The singer and actress, 63, placed as the runner-up at Miss America in 1984, finishing just behind Vanessa Williams, who made history as the first Black woman to wear the sash.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Mexico’s first postindependence government gave her a military sash and named her La Generala.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
Verb
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By 2030, some 100,000 satellites may orbit the planet, with further steep growth expected in the coming decades.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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Just as diurnal ants follow the relatively steady movement of the sun, the bull ant species has adapted to the orbiting moon’s constant changes, according to research published in .—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
17 May 2026
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This didn’t ring a bell—but then, Murray loved baseball.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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And then, on a cold April morning the phone rang.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The soft material complements a base that also evokes folds and ribbon-like loops in clay.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
17 May 2026
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The two-time Grammy Award winner styled her hair in a half updo tied with a white ribbon and accessorized with diamond earrings.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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“Girdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girdle. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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