Definition of sashnext
as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist a dress with a flowered silk sash

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Recent Examples of sash The next scene shows Miss America — identified as Rosemary LaPlanche, the 1941 titleholder — in a yellow dress and her sash, sitting on a red sofa alongside her publicity man. ABC News, 25 June 2026 Camilla also sported her Legion d'Honneur French sash, Garter Star and Charles' family order. Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 Before their meeting, he was escorted into a hall where a guestbook lay open to a blank page, a portrait of Maduro wearing the Presidential sash hanging conspicuously above it. Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 The Qataris, garbed in white robes with red sashes, sat directly behind the goal in the lower bowl. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sash
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Noun
  • And both will fit in your pocket without needing a belt to keep your pants up.
    Joe Salas July 26, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
  • Knight brought both belts into the ring, distracting the referee by throwing the world title in the ring.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • Communications with the chip that holds the qubits are handled by a superconducting ribbon cable.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
  • The sky was alive with millions of fluttering shapes, congregating into clouds at random, occasionally turning into ribbons that wound through the trees.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

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“Sash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sash. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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