Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waistbands
Noun
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Assuming some children wimped out after the first drink, this statistic suggests that large numbers of Jacksonian-era adults were rolling eight belts deep seven days a week, with all the attendant implications for social and political life.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025 -
O’Connell said the inspector found more than 20 belts on the Mamba did not lock as required.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Dust the sills and tops of sashes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the early 20th century, advocates for women’s voting rights often opted for white dresses with sashes in gold and purple as signs of their solidarity.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when pink ribbons, charity walks, and fundraising campaigns fill our communities and timelines.—
Essence,
Essence,
31 Oct. 2025
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Light pink referenced standard awareness campaigns, but the deepening shades, culminating in black, confronted the audience with the harsh reality of metastatic disease, which is typically softened by glossy pink ribbons.—
Tabitha Britt,
Flow Space,
30 Oct. 2025
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Indiana has a long history of marching bands entertaining crowds — not just at halftime, but to stadiums full of fans.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
3 Nov. 2025
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Organizers say this year's parade includes 29 floats, 26 performers, nearly a dozen marching bands and more.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Charged particles originating from the corona surge into the gap but are soon snared by two great magnetic loops—the Van Allen Radiation Belts—that usually keep them from Earth’s surface.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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That's how solar rain forms in loops that are suddenly heated, like during flares.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Waistbands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waistbands. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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