as in stomachs
the middle region of the human torso
bent at the waist to catch his breath
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Recent Examples of waists
As the twentieth century progresses, Steele moves from Christian Dior’s New Look—which brought back feminine opulence in the postwar period, with decadent skirts and cinched waists—to the rise of punk as a style that emphasized abjection, discomfort, and aggression.
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Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The prototype — designed, like the Miura, by Gandini — first appeared at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, an impossible doorstop of a spaceship with a roofline that barely came up to the waists of the go-go-boot-wearing models who posed alongside it.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Compared to people of normal BMI and smaller waists, those with belly fat had 29% higher odds of high blood pressure and 81% higher odds of diabetes.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Ants Termites have straight bodies with broad waists, as well as straight antennae.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Belts are also making a strong comeback, defining waists over outerwear and dresses, while headwear has become unexpectedly directional again.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Younger men generally have smaller waists, while older men are more likely to experience increases in abdominal fat.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
The designer showed oversized cargo jeans—their volume emphasized by pleated peplum waists.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
There were chiffon dresses that gave a nod to the 1920s with their drop waists.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The prototype — designed, like the Miura, by Gandini — first appeared at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, an impossible doorstop of a spaceship with a roofline that barely came up to the waists of the go-go-boot-wearing models who posed alongside it.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Compared to people of normal BMI and smaller waists, those with belly fat had 29% higher odds of high blood pressure and 81% higher odds of diabetes.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Ants Termites have straight bodies with broad waists, as well as straight antennae.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Belts are also making a strong comeback, defining waists over outerwear and dresses, while headwear has become unexpectedly directional again.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Younger men generally have smaller waists, while older men are more likely to experience increases in abdominal fat.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
The designer showed oversized cargo jeans—their volume emphasized by pleated peplum waists.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
There were chiffon dresses that gave a nod to the 1920s with their drop waists.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waists
Noun
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Foodies, get your stomachs and wallets ready.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2026
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Seeing the opportunity, Wendy's hopes to step in and fill the chicken tender-sized hole in spectators' stomachs.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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Yes, the quadruple whammy of high food costs, a severe immigrant labor shortage, spiraling rents and shrinking waistlines drove some restaurants to close.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Dec. 2025
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In addition to their similar dark washes, these jeans have an ultra wide-leg silhouette that’s anything but restrictive, plus a mid-rise waist that many shoppers prefer over super-high waistlines.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Foster wore a blue bikini set, while Jackman selected a pair of floral swim trunks.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 Jan. 2026
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Sutton donned a navy blue bikini with a matching swim skirt, while Jackman rocked black-and-white swim trunks with a tropical floral design.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Pairs of multibar angelfish, with their zebra-like stripes and bright yellow bellies, darted across a field of silvery staghorn coral.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
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Jared Towers, the executive director of Bay Cetology, a research institute in Alert Bay, British Columbia, told the outlet that the group of orcas rubbing their bellies on the rocks comes from the A5 pod, which is composed of three different families.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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The shirts may have short or long sleeves, but cannot be sleeveless or reveal midriffs.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Waists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waists. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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