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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
Noun
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During the dancehall musician’s show at Scotiabank Arena Sunday night, hometown hero Drake appeared onstage to play an eight-song set in the middle of Kartel’s show.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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The maps show the total brightness and color of stars (top), the total density of stars (middle), and the interstellar dust that fills the galaxy (bottom).—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 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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Popular drugs credited with shrinking waistlines and controlling blood sugar may also take the edge off alcohol’s buzz, according to a new study.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Emma Chamberlain doesn’t normally show off her midriff.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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The photo showed Schumer, 44, posing in front of her bathroom mirror while wearing a midriff-baring pink sports bra and blue trousers.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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Any graft unions on the tree’s trunk should also be well above the soil line.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Free gift cards and 'trunk-or-treat' event The new Fry's in Surprise will host day-long festivities at the store, including a prize for the first shoppers in line.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Waist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waist. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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