Thesaurus results for WAISTBANDS

waistbands

noun

plural of waistband

as in belts

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Noun

Simple repairs, belts, hoses, tune-ups, and other maintenance items should not be a problem for any qualified technician.

— John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
The returning athletes are generally 22 or 23 years old and have four years of college sports experience under their belts.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of belts

Noun

The trove of women’s bloomers, drawers, knickers, brassieres, corsets, and girdles is just a small part of the school’s historic clothing collection, with images shared by the University of Wyoming Libraries via JSTOR.

— April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026
Few actresses at the time said no to wearing girdles, says Haspiel.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026

Definition of girdles

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All eyes were on waistlines this season as designers sent models down runways in cummerbunds, scarves and chunky belts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Elsewhere, stoles stole the show, particular those draped languidly over the shoulder or fashioned as cummerbunds.

— Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of cummerbunds

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Several fraternities and sororities have mourned the loss of the students and have placed black ribbons outside their on-campus homes, WMC reported.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Embroidery was included with Lurex ribbons and crystals from the Roma 2025 collection.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of ribbons

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Powerful Hurricane Polo sent bands of heavy rain across Mexico’s Pacific coast Thursday as a growing Tropical Storm Nolo approached Hawaii with the potential for catastrophic flooding.

— Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
The shoe is a high-heeled sandal made of nuanced lines and subtle curves, appearing to wrap the foot in ribbon-like bands that encircle the ankle and fasten with a gold buckle.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of bands

Noun

An orange heel tab is matched with metallic blue loops on the Air Jordan 8’s strap closure, while the model’s signature chenille tongue opts for all-blue with an orange Jumpman.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
On top of the incredible markdown, the real, functional belt loops immediately caught my attention.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026

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