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Recent Examples of waistband
The elastic waistband is comfortable and forgiving, and for shorter people, these pants can be pulled up for a more customized length.
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Boston Police arrested a 17-year-old after a ghost gun allegedly fell out of his waistband during a foot chase.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
But don’t miss the opportunity to turn the outing into a high-style affair, all without giving up a stretchy waistband.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 6 June 2026
The suspect approached the victim, revealed a firearm concealed in his waistband and made a threatening statement, police said, adding that the incident was caught on camera.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 May 2026
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Boston Police arrested a 17-year-old after a ghost gun allegedly fell out of his waistband during a foot chase.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
But don’t miss the opportunity to turn the outing into a high-style affair, all without giving up a stretchy waistband.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 6 June 2026
The suspect approached the victim, revealed a firearm concealed in his waistband and made a threatening statement, police said, adding that the incident was caught on camera.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waistband
Noun
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The president displayed a UFC championship belt at his desk in the Oval Office recently as fighters stood behind him to hype the event.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Those recent incidents and issues have caused NJ Transit — which agreed to carry 40,000 passengers per game in an arrangement with soccer sanctioning body FIFA — to adopt a belt-and-suspenders approach.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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In addition to the photobooks, the installation included a pair of headphones playing Radiohead’s 1997 album OK Computer, along with two replicas of Andy Warhol’s post-shooting girdle.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Few actresses at the time said no to wearing girdles, says Haspiel.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Knox paired his blue graduation gown with flower lei and a sash with blue, white, yellow, red, and green pieces of fabric.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
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In imagining my ideal bachelorette, there was no sash, no tiara, no phallic shot glasses.—
Aemilia Madden,
Vogue,
27 May 2026
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The suited style was comprised of a tuxedo, bowtie and cummerbund.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
9 May 2026
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Williams wore a white peak-lapel dinner jacket trimmed in grosgrain, paired with a white silk evening shirt, black evening trousers and a white grosgrain cummerbund, all by Giorgio Armani.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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The look was paired with a matching pleated skirt trimmed in navy and finished with a coordinating hat adorned in bold yellow ribbon.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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The Prince and Princess of Wales' daughter has also previously sported smaller ribbons or had her hair plaited back in braids when she's worn her hair this way, and her oversize bow at Trooping matched her white outfit.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The theme song drops a full 13 minutes into the episode (love when that happens), and then the band continues to bombard Lestat with questions about vampire logic.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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New Yorkers loathed Dolan, who was seen as a nepo hire more concerned about fronting his blues rock band, JD & The Straight Shot, than developing a winning culture.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
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In the 2024 season, Wimsatt’s first with the CGA after a career in education, caddies completed 700 loops between Memorial Day and Labor Day.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
13 June 2026
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The local loop extends to suppliers.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The pocket detail is repeated on denim midi skirts with front slits and self-belts.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Waistband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waistband. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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