as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist
drew a handkerchief from the girdle around her waist and offered it to the knight as a token of affection
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1
as in to wrap
to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt
trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view wire girdling the bundle of firewood
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as in to circle
to travel completely around
an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system
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as in to surround
to form a circle around
the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn
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Recent Examples of girdle
Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
But encasing myself into the 25 eye-and-hook buttons of a Merry Widow corset or slipping into a tea rose silk bullet bra with matching lace up girdle?
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Now more than 20 million EVs girdle the globe, according to BloombergNEF—and that count is expected to nearly quadruple to 77 million by 2025.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Quant, whose name was synonymous with London’s Swinging ’60s and its fashion, offered young women a new, more liberated way of dressing, free from the girdles and restrictive undergarments that their mothers and grandmothers had worn.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 18 Mar. 2025
But encasing myself into the 25 eye-and-hook buttons of a Merry Widow corset or slipping into a tea rose silk bullet bra with matching lace up girdle?
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
After removing the plant from its nursery container, snip or prune girdling roots and rough up the surface of the root ball with your fingers.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Now more than 20 million EVs girdle the globe, according to BloombergNEF—and that count is expected to nearly quadruple to 77 million by 2025.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girdle
Noun
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Vera Bradley Featherweight Woodward Small Belt Bag More than 100 Amazon shoppers have picked up this water-repellent quilted belt bag from Vera Bradley in the past month.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Hollins is also an experienced special teams coverage player with 1,186 career snaps and 28 tackles under his belt.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
31 July 2025
Verb
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As guests arrived, they were treated to tote bags filled with various goodies, including fresh baguettes wrapped in personalized tissue paper designed by Mariee Ami's vice president of graphic design, Mary Baugh, who was behind all of the wedding artwork.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Open up the panels for a cooler, roomier feel, or layer in more blankets and wrap it up tight on chillier nights.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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It is circled by the 18-hole La Hacienda Golf Course, the only links course in Andalusia with sea views.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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King circled around, put the bicycle on top of the SUV and drove away.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 July 2025
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There's Union Terminal, surrounded by bright green trees and a streetcar that bisects the edge of Queensgate.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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The sheriff’s office, along with search and rescue organizations, have conducted an exhaustive search for Decker in the surrounding counties.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Don Andrés conserves and organizes the sashes he's received from the National Puerto Rican Day Parades in New York and Chicago in honor of his contributions.—
Wesley J. Pérez Vidal,
NBC news,
22 July 2025
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Bridesmaids visiting the bachelorette party capital became ticked off as bars burst at the seams with NFL fans, leaving little to no room for veils and sashes.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 July 2025
Verb
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Soviet spacecrafts were orbiting the earth while American rockets were exploding on the launch pad.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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And, incredibly, the world orbits its star at a distance of just 8.2 million miles, a fraction of the distance between the sun and Mercury, with a year that lasts just 28 days.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 July 2025
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Raj Subramaniam, center, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on April 17, 2023, in New York.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Core One Pro offers four hearing modes: Normal for everyday conversations, Outdoor for wind noise reduction, Restaurant for filtering background chatter, and a specialized Tinnitus mode that provides masking sounds for those suffering from ear ringing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 July 2025
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The Santa Clara County Fair began its 81st anniversary season on Wednesday afternoon with a ribbon cutting.—
Nhat V. Meyer,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
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Lurie has leaned into that visibility, walking the long-troubled Tenderloin district with police, cutting ribbons at treatment centers and projecting a constant state of optimism across social media.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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“Girdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girdle. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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