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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2
as in to circle
to travel completely around
an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system
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3
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
Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Usually placed on the stone’s girdle (a narrow band at the outer perimeter, dividing upper and lower sections), these have been on offer from grading labs and other providers since the 1980s.
—Tim Barber, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 July 2024
In 2021, the base was girdled by thick steel cables and wooden planks (picture oversized dental braces), and the dozens of sensors and other monitoring instruments that now pick up even minute shifts.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Noun
Not many days after giving birth, Cardi B went to Paris Fashion Week with an extreme waist, thanks to her dutiful wearing of a magnified faja, or girdle.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
Usually placed on the stone’s girdle (a narrow band at the outer perimeter, dividing upper and lower sections), these have been on offer from grading labs and other providers since the 1980s.
—Tim Barber, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
Verb
Plants with circling roots can eventually girdle themselves, essentially cutting off the flow of water and nutrients.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 July 2024
In 2021, the base was girdled by thick steel cables and wooden planks (picture oversized dental braces), and the dozens of sensors and other monitoring instruments that now pick up even minute shifts.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girdle
Noun
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There are elegant belts from Anderson’s and The Row, sophisticated jewels from Lié Studio, David Yurman, and Mejuri, just to name a few.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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Then, in November 2023, Roach got the opportunity to fight for the WBA super featherweight belt, meeting Héctor Luis García.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In 2023, between wrapping Succession and beginning rehearsals on The Picture of Dorian Gray, which opened last year in London’s West End to staggering acclaim, Snook had a baby girl.—
Hannah-Rose Yee,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2025
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The tour, which also features performances by Trace Adkins, Deana Carter and Emily Ann Roberts, will continue throughout the summer before wrapping on Sept. 6 in Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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As the rivals are circling, the challenge for Red Bull is to reestablish its domination before a major change in regulations next year.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Now that the lander is circling the moon, cameras aboard Athena are capturing stunning images of the surface below.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The government attributes the reversal to a shift in perceptions surrounding family institutions among people of procreating age.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
8 Mar. 2025
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Naturally, this is a huge point of emphasis given the issues surrounding Fyre 1.—
Audrey Conklin,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Blue Ivy took her mother’s side for the celebratory moment, wearing a Cowboy Carter sash.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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The sash belt can be tied in the front or the back for two completely different looks.—
Miles Walls,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There are materials to cultivate micro-algae as a potential food source; the tools needed to test how microorganisms affect different surfaces inside the orbiting lab; and the equipment to create advanced semiconductor crystals.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Scientists have long known that small changes in how Earth orbits the sun influence glacial cycles over thousands of years.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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When Ruby Franke’s 12-year-old son managed to escape from counselor Jodi Hildebrandt’s Utah house in August 2023 by crawling out a window and ringing a neighbor’s doorbell, the wounds on his hands and feet were covered with bloody duct tape.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Also, a ringing sound from a stringed musical instrument (especially a guitar) Word 3 (bottom left) hint — something of importance.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Enthusiasm among the Lee’s Summit firefighters has been favorable with the first training taking place just one day after the Oct. 10 ribbon cutting, known as a Hose Uncoupling Ceremony among fire departments.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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Luxurious development Officials cut the ribbon Feb. 13 on Avelle, a luxury apartment community at the gateway to Mountain View.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Girdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girdle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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