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Recent Examples of waist
Megan Stalter Megan Stalter also channeled Y2K style, wearing a sleeveless blouse and a high-waist blue denim skirt.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The system can assist the elbow, shoulder, and waist at the same time, reducing muscle effort by over 40 percent during repetitive tasks.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
For most adults, a waist above roughly 32 inches for women or 37 inches for men signals excess abdominal fat and higher health risks.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
These are a true throwback, featuring the blue, white and red igloo with a hockey stick logo and fleurs-de-lis on the shoulders and around the waist.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
The system can assist the elbow, shoulder, and waist at the same time, reducing muscle effort by over 40 percent during repetitive tasks.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
For most adults, a waist above roughly 32 inches for women or 37 inches for men signals excess abdominal fat and higher health risks.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
These are a true throwback, featuring the blue, white and red igloo with a hockey stick logo and fleurs-de-lis on the shoulders and around the waist.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waist
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After settling my stomach with the signature honey-and-ginger tea, I was led to one of the houses to experience a Pizhichil treatment, a type of Ayurvedic treatment whereby warm oil is poured over the body to detox and rejuvenate the system.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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With three firmness options—soft, medium, and firm—side sleepers and stomach sleepers alike are sure to find their fit here.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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And with Miller sidelined until at least the middle of the month, the Hornets will need James to keep filling in at a respectable clip in order to maintain things as much as possible given Miller’s importance as a two-way player, allowing Lee to put him on some of the opposition’s top talent.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Brown, a transfer from North Dakota State, plays a similar style to Fletcher — a bruiser, physical, run-up-the-middle running back.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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The results showed that roughly 1 in 5 people with a normal BMI had abdominal obesity, a large waistline linked to serious health risks.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The flowy pants have extra-wide legs and a drawstring waistline.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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Nylander took a cross-check to his midsection from Sabres forward Jason Zucker.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Your obliques are the muscles on the sides of your midsection.—
Mallory Creveling,
Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the clip, the former professional athlete could be seen wearing a light green matching tank top and mini skirt, which left a small bit of her midriff exposed.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Emma Chamberlain doesn’t normally show off her midriff.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At Duran Lantink’s debut collection for Jean Paul Gaultier, graphic bodysuits of male pubic hair, hairy chests, and hairier bellies were on shocking display.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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This small-sized newt, found in remote mountain streams, is notable for its orange-red belly and bright orange tail.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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For trees with dark, thin bark, install tree wraps around the trunk from the base of the soil line up to the tree’s lowest branches.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
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Long-haul trips require something heavy-duty; a trunk, like the best-selling anodized aluminum one from Rimowa, will keep all your travel essentials secure for the duration of your trip.—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Waist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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