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Recent Examples of halter
Moore, honored as WWD’s Style Icon, set the tone at the Style Awards in a black sequin halter Gucci column gown, a classic and chic look thanks to her decade-long collaboration with stylist Brad Goreski.
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Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
Beach weddings and backyard events are well-suited to boho and free-spirited pieces, so try a strapless or halter design with details like ruffles and rosettes.
—Alison Syrett Cleary, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
Young, 24, wore an all-leather black outfit to the party on Friday, Dec. 19, complete with a plunging neckline halter top, micro shorts and tall leather boots.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
For the special occasion, which involved a gorgeous arrangement of florals, Swift, 35, wore a $398 pinstripe Polo Ralph Lauren halter dress, gold accessories and tan sandal heels.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
Beach weddings and backyard events are well-suited to boho and free-spirited pieces, so try a strapless or halter design with details like ruffles and rosettes.
—Alison Syrett Cleary, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
Young, 24, wore an all-leather black outfit to the party on Friday, Dec. 19, complete with a plunging neckline halter top, micro shorts and tall leather boots.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
For the special occasion, which involved a gorgeous arrangement of florals, Swift, 35, wore a $398 pinstripe Polo Ralph Lauren halter dress, gold accessories and tan sandal heels.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halter
Verb
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The legal dispute has managed to rope in a host of celebrity names, some who might be dragged into court to testify.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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Orton self-produced the album and roped in a number of collaborators, including Nick Hakim, Tom Skinner, Shahzad Ismaily, and Vernon Spring’s Sam Beste, among others.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The collaring project aims to give insight into pup survival, and causes and rates of mortality.—
Erin Hassanzadeh,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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After seven years of trapping, swaddling, collaring and monitoring them in the Twin Cities, Miller doesn’t think his middle-school self was far off.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Instead of getting square and putting his body behind the bouncing puck, Luukkonen tried to glove it.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Luukkonen came out of his crease in an attempt to glove it, only to have the puck bounce past him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Blongastainer corralled 12 draw controls in the win for Franklin, while Cross dished out two assists.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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They are joined by other women, presumably corralled from their homes and workplaces.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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During the winter months, the natural offshore winds blow emissions out to sea rather than trapping them over our cities, making the expensive California blend an unnecessary burden on drivers.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Scientists have found a way to make a new class of gas-trapping glass easier to manufacture by borrowing a centuries-old principle from traditional glassmaking.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Logistically, a national NIL cap sounds beyond impossible, like trying to lasso galaxies with a noodle.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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The team lassoed around the Earth before sling-shooting toward the moon.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Halter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halter. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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