as in belt
a narrow and usually flat piece of a material that is used for fastening, holding together, or wrapping something
She had the nervous habit of fiddling with the strap of her watch.
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Recent Examples of strap
Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The device famously introduced stereoscopic 3D, requiring players to strap into a clunky headset to experience its groundbreaking (and headache-inducing) parallax effects decades before the VR boom of the 2010s.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
To coordinate with the dress, which was plucked from The Blonds’ Spring/Summer 2009 collection, the shoes featured little silver stars on the straps that wrapped around her foot and ankle.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The walk to the penalty spot didn’t feel long for Bronze, partly because she was distracted by the strapping.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The device famously introduced stereoscopic 3D, requiring players to strap into a clunky headset to experience its groundbreaking (and headache-inducing) parallax effects decades before the VR boom of the 2010s.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
The 40 mm case is also pink gold and fitted with a black alligator strap.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
To coordinate with the dress, which was plucked from The Blonds’ Spring/Summer 2009 collection, the shoes featured little silver stars on the straps that wrapped around her foot and ankle.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strap
Noun
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The belt, which marks the boundary between the inner rocky planets and the outer gas giants, is as old as the solar system itself.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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That resulted in Brækhus defending her undisputed title, just one stop in her record-breaking reign of five years and 337 days as a four-belt champion.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Karri raised a couple of million pounds in funding last October to develop this model, and put it to good use by roping in legendary agency Pentagram for its industrial design inputs.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
5 Sep. 2025
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With two men on and the game tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Duran roped a hard line drive into the right-center gap, which rolled into the triangle between center fielder Oneil Cruz and right fielder Alexander Canario.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Matthew ultimately agreed, but before sending his son's audition tape in, Matthew had one request.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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According to Bush, hundreds of outtake tapes from the show remain in Burnett’s possession.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The separation comes five years after the couple were ensnared in the college admissions scandal, pleading guilty to wire and mail fraud related to paying hundreds of thousands in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California.—
Brie Stimson , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Olsen’s dental team also had to rebuild her jawbone with cadaver bone grafts, wire her jaw shut, remove broken teeth, and stabilize ones that became loose.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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David Rosenberg, founder of the economic and market insights firm Rosenberg Research, similarly highlighted flaws with the gauge, including the use of GDP, which includes government sector activity that isn’t tied to corporate profits or future earnings.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Your entire life is tied to your job.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Once a utility choice for skaters drawn to their board grip, the style now threads between streetwear, luxury, and off-duty dressing.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Mortality threads through much of his Country!—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Strap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strap. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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