as in belts
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 wraps
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 circles
to travel completely around
an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system
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as in surrounds
to form a circle around
the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girdles
Noun
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The return to the runway of thin belts that define the silhouette, like Victoria Beckham’s.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025 -
Postural Changes and Musculoskeletal Disorders Wearing tight pants or belts regularly can put pressure on the skeletal system and nerves, potentially leading to misalignment of the pelvis and muscle imbalance over time.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Eventually, as the project wraps in coming years, that total will soar to 5,700 acres.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The beauty of the design is that the wood wraps around the entire back.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet, as Team Ellison circles, the quick-footed WBD CEO supposedly has attracted the interest of Amazon and Netflix as potential buyers – or at least that’s the word on Warner Boulevard.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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The route circles the Yucatán and connects the peninsula to the neighboring states of Chiapas and Tabasco.—
Simon Willis,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Much of the controversy surrounds how the play is officiated, with the Eagles’ offensive line often getting a split-second head start on the snap.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Controversy surrounds ceasefire implementation.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dust the sills and tops of sashes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the early 20th century, advocates for women’s voting rights often opted for white dresses with sashes in gold and purple as signs of their solidarity.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As a moon orbits a planet, the two objects gravitationally pull at one another.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Out beyond the orbit of Triton, which orbits Neptune in a little under 6 days, the other Neptunian moons have their orbital periods measured in years, and appear at a wide variety of angles and with large eccentricities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The stylish scion of a garment-industry family, Schier fell in love at first sight with the lobby, a double-height great room with a romantic balcony that rings the second level and a coffered Moorish ceiling.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
14 Oct. 2025
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Memories are unearthed, resentments are shared, emotions are felt — and very little of it rings true.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While the midnight sun washes out celestial colors during summer in places like Alaska and Finland, the Midwest's summer nights stay dark enough to enjoy the dancing ribbons in a T-shirt and shorts.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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At night, the helical patterns look adorned with ribbons of LED lighting, transforming the bridge into a shimmering sculpture that reflects in the waters below.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Girdles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girdles. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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