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Recent Examples of waist
Both teens wore white hazmat suits and handcuffs connected to a chain around their waists and appeared nervous at their Manhattan Federal Court arraignment Monday.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
This robe is one size fits most, but an adjustable waist tie helps to cinch it at your waist.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
He was paralyzed from the waist down.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Watts was polished and prim, outfitted in a strapless drop-waist top, which draped artistically over her matching cigarette trousers.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
This robe is one size fits most, but an adjustable waist tie helps to cinch it at your waist.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
He was paralyzed from the waist down.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Watts was polished and prim, outfitted in a strapless drop-waist top, which draped artistically over her matching cigarette trousers.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waist
Noun
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Symptoms included vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps and fatigue within one to two days of consuming seafood from the harbor — consistent with norovirus infection, according to Whatcom County Health and Community Services.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The victim suffered apparent gunshot wounds to the face and stomach and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Detroit is in the middle of a rough patch with four straight losses, but still holds the East’s top record at 45-18.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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My hostess stands in the middle of her guests and offers me the slightest of nods, the quick upward pull of an approving smile.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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If brands spent the last few years plumbing the looks and vibes of the early 2000s — Miu Miu’s low-rise waistlines and Abercrombie’s prep and all that — ‘90s fever has now taken hold.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Lower waistlines allowed for more freedom–women could dance, move, and socialize with ease.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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The threat of severe weather continued in the nation's midsection, with strong thunderstorms possible from Texas northeast all the way to Ohio and western Pennsylvania and New York.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The threat of severe weather continued Saturday in the nation’s midsection, with strong thunderstorms possible stretching from Texas and to the northeast all the way to Ohio and western parts of Pennsylvania and New York.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The over-the-top headpiece with the midriff-baring set was orchestrated out of revenge when Cher was not nominated for her work in Mask.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
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Playing Kelly meant Applegate often wore clothes that showed off her bare midriff.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The same nuclear reactors that are in the belly of every nuclear sub in our fleet is the same technology around small modular reactors and micro nuclear reactors.—
March 8,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Just over a sharp ridge that the belly of the plane seemed to graze, the vast expanse of the Beardmore Glacier spread before us.—
Cree LeFavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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The women are wearing Sandro coverups and sundresses and then men are in Vilebrequin swim trunks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mind Your Mulch Mulch should be three to four inches deep around the plant, and four to six inches from the trunk.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Waist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waist. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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