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
There were chiffon dresses that gave a nod to the 1920s with their drop waists.
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Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But after filling out the documents, the ICE agents confiscated the belongings of the workers and boarded the workers into police vans, the diary said, transporting some with chains around their waists, ankles, and wrists.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Younger women typically have smaller waists, while older women often see their waistlines increase.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
Boxers from all over the world have grown up dreaming of winning the belts that legends of the sport once had wrapped around their waists.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
There were no harnesses or seatbelts, just a couple of thin cords to circle our waists.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
The sight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents handcuffing and chaining the wrists, waists and ankles of skilled technicians shocked South Koreans.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
The men were chained in three separate places—at their ankles, wrists, and waists.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Our silhouettes, with their small waists and voluptuous curves, embody strength and elegance.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But after filling out the documents, the ICE agents confiscated the belongings of the workers and boarded the workers into police vans, the diary said, transporting some with chains around their waists, ankles, and wrists.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Younger women typically have smaller waists, while older women often see their waistlines increase.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
Boxers from all over the world have grown up dreaming of winning the belts that legends of the sport once had wrapped around their waists.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
There were no harnesses or seatbelts, just a couple of thin cords to circle our waists.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
The sight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents handcuffing and chaining the wrists, waists and ankles of skilled technicians shocked South Koreans.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
The men were chained in three separate places—at their ankles, wrists, and waists.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Our silhouettes, with their small waists and voluptuous curves, embody strength and elegance.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waists
Noun
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Russian defenses stretched for miles, forcing sapper teams to crawl on their stomachs at twilight to spot and disarm mines under enemy drone surveillance and artillery fire.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Food insecurity doesn’t necessarily mean kids are going to bed with growling stomachs every night.—
Oona Hanson,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Younger women typically have smaller waists, while older women often see their waistlines increase.—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ozempic is reshaping not just waistlines but dining habits too, medical experts and surveys have found.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The 1975 drummer wore short neutral swim trunks as the pair took a dip in the Tyrrhenian Sea.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Not like something out of Cheever, with caterers and valet parking and Brahmins standing around in dry trunks with Martinis in their hands.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cats that sleep on their sides or on their backs with their bellies exposed feel secure and trusting of their environment.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Sporting an unmistakable dark mane and unique folds of skin along their bellies, Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than their African cousins.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Waists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waists. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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