waistbands

plural of waistband

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for waistbands
Noun
  • The result is a geomagnetic storm that amplifies the ionospheric and radio disruptions caused by flares and saturates the radiation belts surrounding Earth to such an extent that new belts can suddenly form.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • So what if some Bay Staters have to go without, or at least tighten their belts?
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Dust the sills and tops of sashes.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • These gadgets include single or double kettlebell handles, an EZ curl bar, a straight bar, plus an optional pulley system and set of elastic resistance bands.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
  • On Monday morning, Jamaica felt tropical storm conditions as outer rain bands from Melissa swept over the island.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 1 Nov. 2025.

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